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BELLURGAN N S

Roll number: 16249E New Road, Bellurgan, Dundalk

School details

Address: New Road, Bellurgan, Dundalk (A91N288)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429371479
Principal: Dermot McCoy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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: 1983/84: 188 in 1982/83 → 216, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 216 in 1983/84 → 176, -40 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2024/25 (12 → 20, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2023/24 (23 → 12, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (16 → 18, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (18 → 16, -2).
Overall: 107 (1974/75) → 112 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 5.

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	11	18	13.2	5
Senior Infants	12	16	14.0	5
1st Class	11	18	14.0	5
2nd Class	11	18	14.2	5
3rd Class	12	20	15.4	5
4th Class	12	22	16.8	5
5th Class	11	23	16.4	5
6th Class	14	23	18.6	5
Total	86	216	125.8	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 14

-1

SI 2021/22 13

1st 2022/23 14

2nd 2023/24 14

3rd 2024/25 15

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

-2

SI 2022/23 16

1st 2023/24 16

2nd 2024/25 16

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 11

SI 2023/24 12

-1

1st 2024/25 11

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 12

SI 2024/25 13

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 11

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	50	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1976/77	65	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1977/78	64	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1978/79	76	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
1979/80	85	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1980/81	91	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1981/82	99	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
1982/83	104	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1983/84	115	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1993/94	105	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	176
1994/95	88	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1995/96	70	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	66	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1997/98	64	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	119
1998/99	57	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1999/00	56	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2000/01	54	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2001/02	47	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
2002/03	47	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
2003/04	47	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
2004/05	45	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2005/06	46	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	87
2006/07	47	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2007/08	48	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2008/09	46	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2009/10	50	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2010/11	58	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2011/12	60	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
2012/13	58	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2013/14	62	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2014/15	61	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2015/16	67	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2016/17	65	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2017/18	66	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2018/19	57	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2019/20	60	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2020/21	61	68	14	16	11	12	20	18	18	20	129
2021/22	56	75	18	13	18	11	12	22	18	18	131
2022/23	53	71	11	16	14	18	12	12	23	18	124
2023/24	52	67	12	12	16	14	18	12	12	23	119
2024/25	47	64	11	13	11	16	15	20	11	14	111
2025/26 (preliminary)	50	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112