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School patron in Carlow

Not reported

Schools in County Carlow under this patron.

Other patrons in Carlow Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin · 36 Educate Together · 1 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 1
Schools
1
of 42 in Carlow
Pupils
592
8% of Carlow's pupils
Average school size
592.0
Carlow: 172.4
Average class size
17.58
Carlow: 21.79

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

Newer schools

1 school still filling its classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 592 pupils. It isn’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
17.58
Mainstream classes
33
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in this 1 mainstream primary school here, 2025/26 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
33
No change since 2025/26, while pupils fell 0%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 53
Estimate: 33 class teachers, 2 principals and deputies, 16 special education and 2 special class teachers
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2025/26

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

72 of the 432 households with children at this 1 school here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. These are preferences, not applications.

About these figures
The Department's own results: Interactive mapSummary report with county figures (PDF)
Prefer a multi-denominational patron
46%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
8%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
13%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 0 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 0 schools where a quarter or more would prefer teaching through Irish

Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Figures here add up the parents at each school with its own results.

Schools

1 school, largest first.

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Roll number
Holy Family National SchoolCarlow 20592Q 592 – – 33 17.58 22 0