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73 schools in Co. Waterford · 2025/26

pupils
13,577
junior infants
1,463
in 7 all-Irish schools
1,167 8.6%
class teachers · 8 gained one · 7 lost one since 2024/25
613 +62 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 71 schools with figures for both years had 13,976 pupils in 2015/16 and have 13,201 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−5.5%
Over 10 years

10 grew · 27 steady · 34 fell · 2 newer

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  1. S N Naomh Mhuire Waterford
    641 pupils −6.6% over 10 years
  2. S N Ursula Naofa WaterfordGirlsDEIS
    620 pupils −11.8% over 10 years
  3. 567 pupils −19.2% over 10 years
  4. 455 pupils −3.8% over 10 years
  5. 446 pupils +8.5% over 10 years
  6. S N Deaglan WaterfordBoys
    396 pupils −9.2% over 10 years
  7. Waterford Educate Together NS Carrickphierish RoadMulti-denominational
    386 pupils +70.0% over 10 years
  8. Glor na Mara NS Tramore
    381 pupils −11.0% over 10 years
  9. St Stephens N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    363 pupils −14.6% over 10 years
  10. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 pupils +22.0% over 10 years
  11. Scoil Lorcain BNS WaterfordBoysDEIS
    345 pupils −5.0% over 10 years
  12. St Saviours NS WaterfordDEIS
    330 pupils +17.9% over 10 years
  13. Scoil Gearbhain Dún GarbhánGaelscoil
    310 pupils +24.0% over 10 years
  14. Our Lady of Mercy Senior P.S. WaterfordGirlsDEIS
    292 pupils −3.9% over 10 years
  15. 284 pupils −1.4% over 10 years
  16. St Pauls B N S WaterfordDEIS
    267 pupils +20.8% over 10 years
  17. 242 pupils −4.3% over 10 years
  18. St Marys NS DungarvanDEIS
    237 pupils −20.7% over 10 years
  19. Scoil Naomh Eoin le Dia WaterfordGirls
    237 pupils −10.9% over 10 years
  20. Waterpark N S Waterford
    235 pupils −0.4% over 10 years
  21. 234 pupils −22.5% over 10 years
  22. 225 pupils +13.6% over 10 years
  23. Gaelscoil na nDeise Port LáirgeGaelscoil
    225 pupils −3.0% over 10 years
  24. Portlaw N.S. PortlawDEIS
    214 pupils −21.0% over 10 years
  25. Ballyduff N S Kilmeaden
    214 pupils −3.6% over 10 years
  26. S N Muire an Port Mor WaterfordBoys
    212 pupils −1.4% over 10 years
  27. Gaelscoil Phort Lairge Port LáirgeGaelscoil
    207 pupils −5.5% over 10 years
  28. S N Faiche Liag Faithlegg
    196 pupils −3.4% over 10 years
  29. Réalt na Mara National School Dunmore EastSome subjects through Irish
    196 pupils From 2021/22
  30. Gaelscoil Philib Barún An Trá MhórGaelscoil
    194 pupils −10.6% over 10 years
  31. Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain CappoquinDEIS
    189 pupils −4.5% over 10 years
  32. 187 pupils −13.8% over 10 years
  33. Tramore Educate Together National School TramoreMulti-denominational
    180 pupils +1,284.6% over 10 years
  34. Fionnabhair N S Tramore
    172 pupils −15.3% over 10 years
  35. Ballymacarberry N S Via Clonmel
    155 pupils −25.1% over 10 years
  36. Scoil Naomh Seosamh DungarvanBoysDEIS
    151 pupils +24.8% over 10 years
  37. Scoil Mhuire TallowDEIS
    150 pupils +0.7% over 10 years
  38. Glenbeg N S Dungarvan
    143 pupils +3.6% over 10 years
  39. Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin KilmacthomasDEIS
    133 pupils −10.7% over 10 years
  40. S N na Rinne Dún GarbhánGaelscoilGaeltacht
    131 pupils +7.4% over 10 years
  41. Rathgormack B N S Carrick-on-Suir
    118 pupils −10.6% over 10 years
  42. Christ Church N S WaterfordChurch of Ireland
    114 pupils −18.0% over 10 years
  43. Newtown Junior School Waterford CityQuaker
    112 pupils −8.2% over 10 years
  44. 110 pupils +124.5% over 10 years
  45. Ballyduff B 2 N S Ballyduff
    108 pupils −22.3% over 10 years
  46. Scoil Naomh Gobnait Dungarbhan
    107 pupils −24.6% over 10 years
  47. Carrickbeg N S Carick-on-Suir
    106 pupils −12.4% over 10 years
  48. S N na Cille Kilmacthomas
    105 pupils −35.2% over 10 years
  49. 105 pupils +40.0% over 10 years
  50. 104 pupils +3.0% over 10 years
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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.