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BALLYEA MIXED N S

Roll number: 13418J Ballyea, Darragh, Ennis, Co. Clare

School details

Address: Ballyea, Darragh, Ennis, Co. Clare (V95Y025)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0656838144
Principal: Martin McMahon
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Clare County Council
School patron: Bishop of Killaloe
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ennis

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: 2008/09: 159 in 2007/08 → 183, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 117 in 1982/83 → 73, -44 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (18 → 29, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (31 → 20, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (31 → 33, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2023/24 (31 → 29, -2).
Overall: 89 (1975/76) → 212 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 123.

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	25	31	28.2	5
Senior Infants	18	31	26.6	5
1st Class	19	31	27.4	5
2nd Class	20	33	28.0	5
3rd Class	20	31	27.4	5
4th Class	19	29	25.2	5
5th Class	20	31	27.6	5
6th Class	18	30	24.8	5
Total	71	224	147.5	41

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 27

-1

SI 2021/22 26

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 30

1st 2023/24 31

2nd 2024/25 33

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 31

SI 2023/24 31

1st 2024/25 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

SI 2024/25 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 25

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
1976/77	41	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
1977/78	43	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1978/79	45	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
1979/80	53	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
1980/81	59	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1981/82	64	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1982/83	66	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1993/94	32	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1994/95	31	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	74
1995/96	32	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	71
1996/97	35	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	75
1997/98	38	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	75
1998/99	41	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
1999/00	47	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2000/01	47	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2001/02	52	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2002/03	68	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2003/04	71	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2004/05	76	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2005/06	83	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2006/07	84	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2007/08	80	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2008/09	89	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2009/10	95	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2010/11	89	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2011/12	94	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2012/13	95	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2013/14	91	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2014/15	99	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2015/16	101	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2016/17	102	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2017/18	105	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2018/19	111	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2019/20	104	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
2020/21	99	103	27	18	29	30	30	19	31	18	202
2021/22	99	112	30	26	19	30	28	29	20	29	211
2022/23	102	114	31	30	27	20	31	29	29	19	216
2023/24	101	122	28	31	31	27	20	29	29	28	223
2024/25	102	122	25	28	31	33	28	20	29	30	224
2025/26 (preliminary)	95	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212