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Roll number: 14837L Ballon, Co. Carlow

School details

Address: Ballon, Co. Carlow (R93WE29)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599159280
Principal: Mary Carroll
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Carlow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tullow

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: 1993/94: 149 in 1982/83 → 180, +31 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1996/97: 172 in 1995/96 → 152, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2022/23 (30 → 42, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (40 → 23, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (40 → 44, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (24 → 23, -1).
Overall: 130 (1975/76) → 239 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 109.

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	23	33	25.8	5
Senior Infants	23	37	28.8	5
1st Class	24	40	30.8	5
2nd Class	24	40	32.0	5
3rd Class	23	42	35.4	5
4th Class	30	44	37.4	5
5th Class	26	42	33.8	5
6th Class	26	41	34.0	5
Total	122	281	194.2	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 23

SI 2021/22 23

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 24

-1

3rd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

SI 2022/23 25

1st 2023/24 26

2nd 2024/25 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 26

SI 2023/24 27

1st 2024/25 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 33

-1

SI 2024/25 32

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 23

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1976/77	72	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1977/78	74	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1978/79	73	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1979/80	72	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
1980/81	72	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1981/82	77	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1982/83	76	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1993/94	99	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
1994/95	87	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1995/96	92	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1996/97	78	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1997/98	68	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1998/99	72	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1999/00	70	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2000/01	66	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2001/02	64	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2002/03	70	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2003/04	74	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2004/05	81	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2005/06	81	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2006/07	87	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
2007/08	88	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2008/09	89	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2009/10	99	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2010/11	114	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2011/12	120	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	249
2012/13	129	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	264
2013/14	139	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2014/15	135	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2015/16	136	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	281
2016/17	133	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	275
2017/18	129	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2018/19	126	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2019/20	130	150	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2020/21	121	142	23	37	34	35	42	30	26	36	263
2021/22	123	133	24	23	40	35	37	41	30	26	256
2022/23	127	132	26	25	24	40	35	37	42	30	259
2023/24	128	134	33	27	26	24	40	35	36	41	262
2024/25	125	125	23	32	30	26	23	44	35	37	250
2025/26 (preliminary)	123	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239