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Castleblayney Convent National School

Roll number: 16202B Laurel Hill, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan

School details

Address: Laurel Hill, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan (A75XT66)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429746090
Principal: Paula Coleman
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Monaghan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Clogher
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Senior
Planning area: Castleblaney

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: 2006/07: 121 in 2005/06 → 144, +23 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 168 in 1983/84 → 145, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2023/24 (23 → 32, +9).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (33 → 22, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (28 → 32, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (26 → 24, -2).
Overall: 183 (1974/75) → 155 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -28.

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
2nd Class	21	34	26.8	5
3rd Class	24	27	25.6	5
4th Class	24	28	26.2	5
5th Class	22	33	27.8	5
6th Class	23	34	29.6	5
Total	94	218	144.7	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

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	183	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1976/77	205	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1977/78	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1978/79	218	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
1979/80	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
1980/81	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
1981/82	195	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1982/83	178	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1983/84	168	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1993/94	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1994/95	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1995/96	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1996/97	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1997/98	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1998/99	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1999/00	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
2000/01	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
2001/02	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2002/03	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2003/04	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2004/05	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2005/06	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2006/07	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2007/08	134	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2008/09	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
2009/10	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2010/11	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2011/12	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2012/13	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2013/14	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2014/15	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2015/16	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2016/17	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2017/18	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2018/19	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
2019/20	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2020/21	146	–	–	–	–	26	25	24	33	34	146
2021/22	144	–	–	–	–	26	25	28	22	34	144
2022/23	136	–	–	–	–	21	27	26	28	23	136
2023/24	147	–	–	–	–	27	24	28	24	32	147
2024/25	153	–	–	–	–	34	27	25	32	25	153
2025/26 (preliminary)	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155