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ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BOYS N S

Roll number: 16715H Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick

School details

Address: Downey Street, Pennywell, Limerick (V94FA44)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061312411
Principal: David Nicholas
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick City Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Senior
Planning area: Limerick City

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: 2025/26 (preliminary): 47 in 2024/25 → 69, +22 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 89 in 1983/84 → 46, -43 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (2 → 9, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (10 → 3, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (1 → 9, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (9 → 7, -2).
Overall: 261 (1974/75) → 69 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -192.

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
1st Class	8	8	8.0	1
2nd Class	1	10	6.2	5
3rd Class	2	9	6.2	5
4th Class	2	9	6.4	5
5th Class	3	9	5.8	5
6th Class	4	11	7.4	5
Total	30	261	77.2	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	–	261	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1976/77	–	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1977/78	–	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1978/79	–	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1979/80	–	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
1980/81	–	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1981/82	–	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1982/83	–	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1983/84	–	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
1993/94	–	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	46
1994/95	–	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
1995/96	–	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1996/97	–	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1997/98	–	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
1998/99	–	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
1999/00	–	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
2000/01	–	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	62
2001/02	–	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
2002/03	–	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
2003/04	–	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	59
2004/05	–	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	58
2005/06	–	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51
2006/07	–	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	54
2007/08	–	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	52
2008/09	–	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	45
2009/10	–	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40
2010/11	–	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41
2011/12	–	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39
2012/13	–	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40
2013/14	–	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39
2014/15	–	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	42
2015/16	–	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37
2016/17	–	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
2017/18	–	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
2018/19	–	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43
2019/20	–	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32
2020/21	–	39	–	–	–	10	2	9	7	11	39
2021/22	–	30	–	–	–	3	9	3	7	6	30
2022/23	–	34	–	–	8	1	3	9	3	6	34
2023/24	–	33	–	–	–	7	9	2	9	4	33
2024/25	–	47	–	–	–	10	8	9	3	10	47
2025/26 (preliminary)	–	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69