By area · Release notes. Enrolment by planning area, local authority, school patron, county.
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BOYS N S
Roll number: 16715H
Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick
School details
- Address
- Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick (V94FA44)
- Principal
- David Nicholas
- Ethos
- Catholic
- DEIS
- Y
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- N
- Island
- N
- Local authority
- Limerick City Council
- School patron
- Bishop of Limerick
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- Senior
- Planning area
- Limerick City
Preliminary data
The latest year shown (2025/26) is preliminary and subject to revision when the official enrolment figures are released by the Department of Education.
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
- Biggest gain in a single year: 2025/26 (preliminary): 47 in 2024/25 → 69, +22 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 39 in 2020/21 → 30, -9 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2022/23 (0 → 8, +8).
- Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2025/26 (preliminary) (10 → 0, -10).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (1 → 9, +8).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (9 → 7, -2).
- Overall: 39 (2020/21) → 69 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 30.
Summary statistics (class-level data)
Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available years (2020/21–2024/25; preliminary year excluded from class stats).
| Class |
Min |
Max |
Mean |
Years |
| 1st Class |
8 |
8 |
8.0 |
1 |
| 2nd Class |
1 |
10 |
6.2 |
5 |
| 3rd Class |
2 |
9 |
6.2 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
2 |
9 |
6.4 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
3 |
9 |
5.8 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
4 |
11 |
7.4 |
5 |
| Total |
30 |
69 |
42.0 |
6 |
Total enrolment over time
Enrolment by gender over time
Enrolment by class over time
Raw data by year
Years marked (preliminary) are subject to revision when official data are published.
| Year |
Female |
Male |
JI |
SI |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
Total |
| 2020/21 |
– |
39 |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
39 |
| 2021/22 |
– |
30 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
30 |
| 2022/23 |
– |
34 |
– |
– |
8 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
34 |
| 2023/24 |
– |
33 |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
33 |
| 2024/25 |
– |
47 |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
47 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
– |
69 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
69 |