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Roll number: 13659I Bekan, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

School details

Address: Bekan, Claremorris, Co. Mayo (F12RP44)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0949380311
Principal: Marie McDonagh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Mayo County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Tuam
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyhaunis

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: 125 in 2007/08 → 149, +24 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1999/00: 142 in 1998/99 → 126, -16 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2022/23 (10 → 25, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (22 → 10, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (25 → 27, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (13 → 10, -3).
Overall: 160 (1974/75) → 177 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 17.

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	16	26	22.0	5
Senior Infants	13	27	21.6	5
1st Class	13	27	20.8	5
2nd Class	14	26	20.8	5
3rd Class	13	26	18.4	5
4th Class	10	25	18.2	5
5th Class	10	25	18.8	5
6th Class	10	23	19.2	5
Total	105	177	142.8	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 17

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 18

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 25

SI 2022/23 25

1st 2023/24 25

2nd 2024/25 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

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SI 2023/24 25

1st 2024/25 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 26

SI 2024/25 27

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 16

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	70	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1976/77	62	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1977/78	62	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1978/79	62	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1979/80	65	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1980/81	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1981/82	67	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1982/83	73	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
1983/84	70	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
1993/94	90	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1994/95	81	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1995/96	73	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1996/97	75	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1997/98	73	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1998/99	69	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
1999/00	58	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2000/01	52	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2001/02	49	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2002/03	50	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2003/04	42	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
2004/05	41	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2005/06	45	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2006/07	49	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2007/08	50	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2008/09	59	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2009/10	62	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2010/11	66	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2011/12	73	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2012/13	67	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2013/14	68	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2014/15	70	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2015/16	71	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2016/17	74	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2017/18	73	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2018/19	77	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2019/20	68	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2020/21	71	80	17	13	21	25	13	22	17	23	151
2021/22	72	81	25	18	13	21	26	10	22	18	153
2022/23	84	77	26	25	18	14	21	25	10	22	161
2023/24	81	83	26	25	25	18	14	21	25	10	164
2024/25	79	91	16	27	27	26	18	13	20	23	170
2025/26 (preliminary)	84	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177