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19 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
3,813
junior infants
439
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 2 gained one · 1 lost one since 2024/25
171 +15 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 19 schools with figures for both years had 3,963 pupils in 2015/16 and have 3,813 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.8%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 19 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Scoil Bhride NS PortlaoiseDEIS
    727 −3.8%
  2. Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow
    380 +9.5%
  3. S N Naomh Eoin Killenard
    374 −7.0%
  4. St Josephs Girls N.S. MountmellickGirlsDEIS
    230 −7.6%
  5. Fraoch Mor N S Laois
    212 −6.6%
  6. Raithin an Uisce N S Stradbally
    211 −9.4%
  7. S N Baile Finn Portlaoise
    208 −8.4%
  8. Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise
    207 −2.8%
  9. Na Carraige N S MountmellickDEIS
    204 −8.1%
  10. Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise
    194 −6.7%
  11. Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow
    192 −1.0%
  12. Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney
    108 −9.2%
  13. Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey
    99 +4.2%
  14. Maryboro N S PortlaoiseChurch of Ireland
    96 −1.0%
  15. St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory
    95 −2.1%
  16. Scoil Bhride MountrathGirlsDEIS
    95 −7.8%
  17. Paddock N S Mountrath
    80 +6.7%
  18. S N Naomh Colmcille Portlaoise
    71 +7.6%
  19. Rushall N S Mountrath
    30 −9.1%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants
Scoil Bhride NS Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 19747M DEIS 727
−3.8%
19.9 −136 78
Scoil Chomhgain Naofa Carlow, Co. Laois · Roll 17617M 380
+9.5%
23.1 16 42
S N Naomh Eoin Killenard, Co. Laois · Roll 18641O 374
−7.0%
23.4 16 39
St Josephs Girls N.S. Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 07183W GirlsDEIS 230
−7.6%
19.2 12 27
Fraoch Mor N S Laois · Roll 18150S 212
−6.6%
26.5 8 25
Raithin an Uisce N S Stradbally, Co. Laois · Roll 17604D 211
−9.4%
25.6 8 26
S N Baile Finn Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 15537E 208
−8.4%
22.4 9 27
Emo Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 13643Q 207
−2.8%
24.4 8 25
Na Carraige N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 18206T DEIS 204
−8.1%
24.8 8 23
Rath Mixed N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 13741Q 194
−6.7%
22.8 8 20
Our Ladys Meadow National Schoo Durrow, Co. Laois · Roll 20065Q 192
−1.0%
22.5 8 27
Scoil Tíghearnach Naofa Rathdowney, Co. Laois · Roll 19791P 108
−9.2%
18.0 +16 12
Scoil Abbain Cillin Maganey, Co. Laois · Roll 17557U 99
+4.2%
19.8 +15 12
Maryboro N S Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 14838N Church of Ireland 96
−1.0%
24.0 4 10
St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory, Co. Laois · Roll 07442U 95
−2.1%
19.5 4 12
Scoil Bhride Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 13343E GirlsDEIS 95
−7.8%
19.0 5 11
Paddock N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 13173F 80
+6.7%
20.0 4 11
S N Naomh Colmcille Portlaoise, Co. Laois · Roll 18780F 71
+7.6%
17.8 4 6
Rushall N S Mountrath, Co. Laois · Roll 12231L 30
−9.1%
15.0 2 6
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.