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S N BAILE BUILEARAIGH

Roll number: 14679T Butlerstown, Co. Waterford

School details

Address: Butlerstown, Co. Waterford (X91KF85)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051384304
Principal: Maria O'Connor
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

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: 1976/77: 159 in 1974/75 → 186, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 207 in 1983/84 → 179, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (28 → 50, +22).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (51 → 27, -24).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (28 → 30, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2022/23 (50 → 47, -3).
Overall: 159 (1974/75) → 242 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 83.

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	28	37	30.6	5
Senior Infants	27	31	29.2	5
1st Class	25	31	28.4	5
2nd Class	24	31	28.0	5
3rd Class	24	31	28.0	5
4th Class	24	51	32.0	5
5th Class	23	50	31.4	5
6th Class	25	47	31.8	5
Total	159	253	208.5	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 31

SI 2021/22 31

1st 2022/23 31

2nd 2023/24 31

3rd 2024/25 31

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 28

SI 2022/23 30

-1

1st 2023/24 29

-2

2nd 2024/25 27

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 29

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 31

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

SI 2024/25 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 37

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	69	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1976/77	87	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
1977/78	92	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1979/80	105	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1980/81	111	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
1981/82	117	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1982/83	111	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1983/84	119	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
1993/94	93	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1994/95	93	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1995/96	89	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1996/97	81	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1997/98	90	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1998/99	80	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1999/00	74	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2000/01	78	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2001/02	86	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2002/03	85	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	192
2003/04	82	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2004/05	80	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2005/06	84	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2006/07	89	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2007/08	94	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2008/09	93	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	95	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2010/11	97	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2011/12	101	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2012/13	107	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2013/14	110	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2014/15	118	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2015/16	119	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	253
2016/17	116	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	248
2017/18	116	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2018/19	114	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2019/20	115	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
2020/21	118	132	31	27	25	30	27	51	28	31	250
2021/22	105	139	28	31	26	24	30	27	50	28	244
2022/23	109	136	29	30	31	28	24	30	26	47	245
2023/24	106	119	28	30	29	31	28	24	30	25	225
2024/25	108	131	37	28	31	27	31	28	23	28	239
2025/26 (preliminary)	107	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242