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St Josephs National School

Roll number: 07442U Borrin-in-Ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Borrin-in-Ossory, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (R32FP79)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 050541331
Principal: Kevin Horgan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Rathdowney

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: 2001/02: 100 in 2000/01 → 112, +12 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 164 in 1982/83 → 114, -50 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (8 → 14, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (11 → 1, -10).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (8 → 12, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (13 → 11, -2).
Overall: 117 (1974/75) → 95 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -22.

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	1	13	8.0	5
Senior Infants	5	12	8.2	5
1st Class	6	12	8.6	5
2nd Class	5	12	8.8	5
3rd Class	6	14	10.4	5
4th Class	8	14	11.0	5
5th Class	8	14	11.4	5
6th Class	12	16	13.8	5
Total	89	164	113.6	42

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 7

-1

SI 2021/22 6

1st 2022/23 6

-1

2nd 2023/24 5

3rd 2024/25 7

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 8

-1

SI 2022/23 7

1st 2023/24 8

2nd 2024/25 9

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 13

-2

SI 2023/24 11

1st 2024/25 12

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

SI 2024/25 12

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 1

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	47	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1976/77	56	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1977/78	65	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1978/79	71	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1979/80	72	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1980/81	72	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1981/82	74	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
1982/83	75	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1993/94	56	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1994/95	58	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1995/96	55	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1996/97	48	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1997/98	45	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1998/99	41	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1999/00	45	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2000/01	47	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2001/02	53	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2002/03	52	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2003/04	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2004/05	63	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2005/06	58	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2006/07	59	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2007/08	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2008/09	54	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2009/10	57	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2010/11	56	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2011/12	47	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2012/13	44	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2013/14	45	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2014/15	40	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2015/16	39	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2016/17	42	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2017/18	47	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2018/19	47	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2019/20	47	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2020/21	43	51	7	5	11	12	14	8	11	16	94
2021/22	42	49	8	6	6	12	13	14	8	12	91
2022/23	47	46	13	7	6	6	12	12	14	12	93
2023/24	48	44	11	11	8	5	6	13	12	16	92
2024/25	51	38	1	12	12	9	7	8	12	13	89
2025/26 (preliminary)	49	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95