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40 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
5,581
junior infants
707
in 1 all-Irish school
204 3.7%
class teachers · 40 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
245 +71 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 40 schools with figures for both years had 4,147 pupils in 2015/16 and have 5,581 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+34.6%
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40 grew · 0 steady · 0 fell

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  1. Scoil Fhionáin An Fál CarrachGaelscoilDEISGaeltacht
    204 +15.9%
  2. Monaghan Model School MonaghanChurch of Ireland
    199 +45.3%
  3. Togala Mhuire Kiltullagh
    198 +61.0%
  4. Scoil Naomh Aine Girls Senior School CharlevilleGirlsDEIS
    195 +34.5%
  5. Church Hill Mixed N S Cuffesgrange
    192 +20.0%
  6. St. Anne's National School Tyrellspass
    176 +44.3%
  7. S N Ard Raithin Ardrahan
    176 +61.5%
  8. Charleville N S TullamoreChurch of Ireland
    173 +74.7%
  9. Rathdrum Boys N S RathdrumBoysDEIS
    172 +25.5%
  10. S N an Tslanaitheora C DundalkDEIS
    160 +60.0%
  11. Camross N S Portlaoise
    156 +17.3%
  12. Scoil Naomh Seosamh DungarvanBoysDEIS
    151 +24.8%
  13. Holy Family School GlenagearyDEIS
    149 +26.3%
  14. Two Mile Borris N S Thurles
    148 +17.5%
  15. S N Cillini Dioma Loughrea
    147 +38.7%
  16. S N Rath Chaomhghin Clonmel
    143 +17.2%
  17. S N Chiaran Naofa Stoneyford
    142 +49.5%
  18. S N an Cillin BirrDEIS
    140 +32.1%
  19. Scoil Mhuire BorrisokaneDEIS
    139 +18.8%
  20. S N na Coille Glaise BallinasloeDEIS
    135 +87.5%
  21. Scoil Naomh Peadar Mountcharles
    134 +69.6%
  22. Kilkishen N S Ennis
    134 +12.6%
  23. Tinahely N S Arklow
    133 +15.7%
  24. S N Gniomh Go Leith B Rathmore
    131 +11.0%
  25. S N Cathair Geal Tuam
    124 +42.5%
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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.