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SCOIL IOSAGAIN
Roll number: 16910F
Sexton Street, Limerick
School details
- Address
- Sexton Street, Limerick (V94HX23)
- Principal
- Denis Barry
- 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: 2015/16: 182 in 2014/15 → 219, +37 pupils.
- Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 765 in 1983/84 → 386, -379 pupils.
- Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (26 → 49, +23).
- Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (52 → 26, -26).
- Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2022/23 (35 → 43, +8).
- Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (43 → 40, -3).
- Overall: 1121 (1974/75) → 222 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -899.
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 |
37 |
47 |
40.8 |
5 |
| 3rd Class |
33 |
46 |
38.8 |
5 |
| 4th Class |
26 |
48 |
37.6 |
5 |
| 5th Class |
26 |
54 |
43.2 |
5 |
| 6th Class |
26 |
57 |
39.8 |
5 |
| Total |
182 |
1121 |
404.1 |
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 |
– |
1121 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1121 |
| 1975/76 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1036 |
| 1976/77 |
– |
952 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
952 |
| 1977/78 |
– |
895 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
895 |
| 1978/79 |
– |
883 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
883 |
| 1979/80 |
– |
875 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
875 |
| 1980/81 |
– |
855 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
855 |
| 1981/82 |
– |
846 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
846 |
| 1982/83 |
– |
805 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
805 |
| 1983/84 |
– |
765 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
765 |
| 1993/94 |
– |
386 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
386 |
| 1994/95 |
– |
362 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
362 |
| 1995/96 |
– |
333 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
333 |
| 1996/97 |
– |
309 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
309 |
| 1997/98 |
– |
282 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
282 |
| 1998/99 |
– |
291 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
291 |
| 1999/00 |
– |
298 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
298 |
| 2000/01 |
– |
284 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
284 |
| 2001/02 |
– |
272 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
272 |
| 2002/03 |
– |
275 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
275 |
| 2003/04 |
– |
282 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
282 |
| 2004/05 |
– |
255 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
255 |
| 2005/06 |
– |
251 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
251 |
| 2006/07 |
– |
262 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
262 |
| 2007/08 |
– |
290 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
290 |
| 2008/09 |
– |
288 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
288 |
| 2009/10 |
– |
281 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
281 |
| 2010/11 |
– |
259 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
259 |
| 2011/12 |
– |
231 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
231 |
| 2012/13 |
– |
200 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
200 |
| 2013/14 |
– |
188 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
188 |
| 2014/15 |
– |
182 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
182 |
| 2015/16 |
– |
219 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
219 |
| 2016/17 |
– |
196 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
196 |
| 2017/18 |
– |
202 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
202 |
| 2018/19 |
– |
192 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
192 |
| 2019/20 |
– |
195 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
195 |
| 2020/21 |
– |
193 |
– |
– |
– |
47 |
33 |
26 |
52 |
26 |
193 |
| 2021/22 |
– |
204 |
– |
– |
– |
37 |
46 |
35 |
26 |
49 |
204 |
| 2022/23 |
– |
210 |
– |
– |
– |
41 |
39 |
48 |
43 |
27 |
210 |
| 2023/24 |
– |
222 |
– |
– |
– |
39 |
39 |
38 |
54 |
40 |
222 |
| 2024/25 |
– |
228 |
– |
– |
– |
40 |
37 |
41 |
41 |
57 |
228 |
| 2025/26 (preliminary) |
– |
222 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
222 |