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School patron in Tipperary

Bishop of Killaloe

Schools in County Tipperary under this patron.

Other patrons in Tipperary Archbishop of Cashel & Emly · 84 Bishop of Waterford & Lismore · 25 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 3 Tipperary ETB · 1 Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI · 3 Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory COI · 3
Schools
32
of 151 in Tipperary
Pupils
3,922
22% of Tipperary's pupils
Average school size
122.6
Tipperary: 120.4
Average class size
21.63
Tipperary: 21.25

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

32 schools with figures for both years

8fell by 10% or more
13within 10%
11grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 2Down 10 to 25% · 6Within 10% · 13Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 7

Average class size in these schools went from 24.3 in 2015/16 to 21.6 in 2025/26. 7 of the 8 schools that fell by 10% or more kept or added classes. A fall in pupils can mean smaller classes rather than fewer children wanting places. Smaller classes

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 132 → 201 +52.3%
  2. 2 Scoil MhuireRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 79 → 117 +48.1%
  3. 3 S N an CillinBirr, Co. Tipperary 106 → 140 +32.1%
  4. 4 Gurtagarry N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 52 → 67 +28.8%
  5. 5 Scoil MhuireBorrisokane, Co. Tipperary 117 → 139 +18.8%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Silvermines N SNenagh, Co. Tipperary 84 → 57 −32.1%
  2. 2 S N Cill BarfhionnNenagh, Co. Tipperary 60 → 47 −21.7%
  3. 3 Carrig N SBirr, Co. Tipperary 76 → 60 −21.1%
  4. 4 Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach, Co. Tipperary 222 → 179 −19.4%
  5. 5 S N Flannain NaofaRoscrea, Co. Tipperary 83 → 71 −14.5%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation, a new school nearby or smaller classes can also explain a big rise or fall.

Class sizes

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

Average class size
21.63
Mainstream classes
175
Classes of 30 or more
8
Schools with a class of 30+
6

Teachers

Teachers in the 32 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 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
175
Up 31 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 14%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 283
Estimate: 175 class teachers, 12 principals and deputies, 73 special education and 23 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
225
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
3 / 4
3 schools gained a class teacher, 4 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

What parents would prefer

801 of the 2,475 households with children at the 31 schools here answered the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey, November–December 2025. 1 more school had too few answers for its own results. 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
38%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 44%
Prefer teaching through Irish
17%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 20%
Prefer single-sex
2%
Parents of children at school · Ireland 5%
  • 5 schools where half or more of parents would prefer a multi-denominational patron
  • 4 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

32 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
St Marys ConventNenagh 16112A 351
−5.4%
−10.2%
15 22.20 30 1
S N Iosef NaofaRoscrea 18345K 299
−6.0%
+167.0%
16 17.94 22 0
Bunscoil na mBráithre CríostaíNenagh 16727O 248
+12.7%
+8.3%
10 23.60 31 2
Carrig N SNenagh 16276H 229
+5.0%
+108.2%
9 25.44 31 2
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolRoscrea 18435L 201
+52.3%
−20.9%
8 23.62 25 0
Gaelscoil AonachAn tAonach 19937R 179
−19.4%
−15.2%
8 22.38 27 0
St JohnsRoscrea 01594N 163
−1.2%
+14.8%
8 18.88 23 0
S N an CillinBirr 17179O 140
+32.1%
+52.2%
6 23.33 32 1
Scoil MhuireBorrisokane 20062K 139
+18.8%
+6.1%
6 22.17 29 0
Portroe N SNenagh 11367I 138
+16.9%
−1.4%
5 25.40 29 0
S N Lios an HallaNenagh 18465U 136
+8.8%
+100.0%
6 20.67 25 0
S N Ard CroineNenagh 17703F 134
−0.7%
+59.5%
6 22.33 27 0
Kiladangan N SNenagh 06658P 123
−8.2%
−24.1%
5 22.20 30 1
Cloughjordan N SCloughjordan 17543J 122
−1.6%
+96.8%
5 22.00 27 0
Eochaille Ara N SNenagh 16810B 118
+6.3%
−7.8%
5 23.60 29 0
Scoil MhuireRoscrea 19640R 117
+48.1%
+58.1%
5 23.40 28 0
S N Cill RuadhainNenagh 18369B 115
+1.8%
+25.0%
5 20.60 27 0
S N Teampall DoireNenagh 18557C 104
+7.2%
+4.0%
4 26.00 28 0
S N Naomh SheosamhNenagh 17498H 96
+7.9%
−6.8%
4 24.00 28 0
Bishop Harty NSNenagh 15560W 91
+4.6%
+33.8%
4 22.75 29 0
S N BuirgheasNenagh 18164G 86
+16.2%
+30.3%
4 21.50 26 0
S N Phadraig NaofaBorrisokane 17850S 86
+273.9%
+186.7%
4 21.50 30 1
S N Flannain NaofaRoscrea 17512V 71
−14.5%
+42.0%
3 23.67 26 0
Gurtagarry N SNenagh 11384I 67
+28.8%
+34.0%
3 22.33 28 0
S N Odhran NaofaNenagh 18087O 62
+77.1%
+67.6%
3 20.67 25 0
Carrig N SBirr 16166A 60
−21.1%
−29.4%
3 18.33 21 0
Silvermines N SNenagh 15696B 57
−32.1%
−19.7%
3 19.00 23 0
S N Cill BarfhionnNenagh 17237C 47
−21.7%
−17.5%
3 15.67 18 0
S N Chiarda NaofaNenagh 17712G 45
−11.8%
+25.0%
3 15.00 19 0
S N Colmain NaofaNenagh 17640H 39
−17.0%
−7.1%
2 19.50 22 0
S N Naomh RuadhainNenagh 17244W 32
+28.0%
+146.2%
2 16.00 16 0
S N Lua NaofaNenagh 17608L 27
−27.0%
−50.9%
2 13.50 14 0