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Roll number: 16409A BALLYGARRETT, GOREY, CO WEXFORD

School details

Address: BALLYGARRETT, GOREY, CO WEXFORD (Y25AE64)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0539427196
Principal: MR NIALL MADDEN
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wexford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ferns
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilmuckridge

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: 2007/08: 184 in 2006/07 → 211, +27 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 155 in 1983/84 → 131, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (18 → 31, +13).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2022/23 (31 → 18, -13).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (18 → 20, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2024/25 (29 → 27, -2).
Overall: 106 (1974/75) → 201 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 95.

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	18	30	26.0	5
Senior Infants	18	31	24.4	5
1st Class	17	31	23.8	5
2nd Class	18	30	24.4	5
3rd Class	18	31	23.6	5
4th Class	19	31	24.2	5
5th Class	20	35	26.2	5
6th Class	23	34	28.6	5
Total	106	234	169.3	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 18

SI 2021/22 18

1st 2022/23 20

2nd 2023/24 20

3rd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 30

SI 2022/23 31

1st 2023/24 31

-1

2nd 2024/25 30

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 30

-1

SI 2023/24 29

-2

1st 2024/25 27

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 22

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 30

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	62	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1976/77	72	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
1977/78	68	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
1978/79	70	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1979/80	68	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1980/81	68	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
1981/82	76	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1982/83	76	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1983/84	76	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1993/94	72	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1994/95	71	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
1995/96	70	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	67	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1997/98	71	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1998/99	69	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1999/00	76	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2000/01	78	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2001/02	75	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2002/03	76	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
2003/04	79	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2004/05	88	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2005/06	84	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2006/07	87	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2007/08	96	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2008/09	92	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	92	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
2010/11	90	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2011/12	91	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2012/13	85	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2013/14	91	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2014/15	102	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
2015/16	110	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2016/17	114	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2017/18	118	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2018/19	114	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	228
2019/20	110	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
2020/21	102	99	18	22	17	30	24	23	35	32	201
2021/22	98	104	30	18	24	18	31	24	23	34	202
2022/23	90	113	30	31	20	24	18	31	22	23	203
2023/24	92	113	22	29	31	20	25	19	31	23	205
2024/25	97	113	30	22	27	30	20	24	20	31	210
2025/26 (preliminary)	99	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201