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ST FINTANS N S

Roll number: 07636K New Line Road, Mountrath, Co. Laois

School details

Address: New Line Road, Mountrath, Co. Laois (R32ET78)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578732372
Principal: Edel Parkinson
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mountrath

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: 1975/76: 175 in 1974/75 → 190, +15 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1997/98: 130 in 1996/97 → 107, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2023/24 (10 → 18, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (18 → 6, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (9 → 11, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2024/25 (9 → 6, -3).
Overall: 175 (1974/75) → 108 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -67.

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	9	17	11.4	5
Senior Infants	6	18	11.4	5
1st Class	9	18	13.4	5
2nd Class	11	13	11.8	5
3rd Class	7	12	10.8	5
4th Class	6	14	10.6	5
5th Class	6	15	11.6	5
6th Class	7	14	10.8	5
Total	71	199	123.5	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 10

SI 2021/22 10

-1

1st 2022/23 9

2nd 2023/24 11

3rd 2024/25 11

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 12

-2

SI 2022/23 10

1st 2023/24 12

2nd 2024/25 12

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

SI 2023/24 18

1st 2024/25 18

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 9

-3

SI 2024/25 6

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 9

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	–	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1976/77	–	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1977/78	–	193	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1978/79	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1979/80	–	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1980/81	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1981/82	–	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1982/83	–	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1993/94	–	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1994/95	–	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1995/96	–	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
1996/97	–	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1997/98	–	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1998/99	–	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1999/00	–	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2000/01	–	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2001/02	–	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2002/03	–	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2003/04	–	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2004/05	–	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2005/06	–	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2006/07	–	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2007/08	–	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2008/09	–	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2009/10	–	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2010/11	–	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2011/12	–	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
2012/13	–	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2013/14	–	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2014/15	–	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2015/16	–	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79
2016/17	–	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
2017/18	–	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
2018/19	–	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2019/20	–	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2020/21	–	104	10	13	15	13	7	11	15	9	104
2021/22	–	102	12	10	13	12	12	6	12	14	102
2022/23	–	99	17	10	9	11	12	10	6	12	99
2023/24	–	106	9	18	12	11	12	14	11	7	106
2024/25	–	106	9	6	18	12	11	12	14	12	106
2025/26 (preliminary)	–	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108