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ST. MOCHTA'S NATIONAL SCHOOL

Roll number: 01553W Louth Village, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Louth Village, Co. Louth (A91AE79)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429374840
Principal: Patrick Martin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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): 154 in 2024/25 → 181, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 165 in 1983/84 → 73, -92 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (11 → 25, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2022/23 (25 → 13, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (11 → 14, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (15 → 13, -2).
Overall: 152 (1974/75) → 181 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 29.

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
Junior Infants	11	20	17.0	5
Senior Infants	11	19	16.0	5
1st Class	13	24	17.2	5
2nd Class	11	25	17.2	5
3rd Class	11	23	15.6	5
4th Class	11	23	16.6	5
5th Class	12	25	18.8	5
6th Class	12	25	19.4	5
Total	68	181	130.9	43

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 15

SI 2021/22 16

1st 2022/23 16

2nd 2023/24 17

3rd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

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SI 2022/23 19

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 11

SI 2023/24 11

1st 2024/25 14

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 20

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
1974/75	79	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1976/77	90	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1977/78	93	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1978/79	79	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1979/80	77	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1980/81	83	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1981/82	80	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1982/83	80	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1983/84	80	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1993/94	30	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1994/95	33	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1995/96	30	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
1996/97	28	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
1997/98	33	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
1998/99	30	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1999/00	33	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
2000/01	32	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2001/02	33	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
2002/03	39	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
2003/04	50	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2004/05	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2005/06	50	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2006/07	51	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2007/08	58	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2008/09	67	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2009/10	73	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2010/11	74	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2011/12	70	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
2012/13	74	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2013/14	77	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2014/15	87	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
2015/16	90	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
2016/17	84	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2017/18	81	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2018/19	74	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2019/20	74	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2020/21	72	73	15	15	24	11	12	20	23	25	145
2021/22	69	74	20	16	13	25	11	14	20	24	143
2022/23	63	75	11	19	16	13	23	11	14	20	138
2023/24	63	81	19	11	19	17	15	23	12	16	144
2024/25	64	90	20	19	14	20	17	15	25	12	154
2025/26 (preliminary)	82	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181