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Roll number: 16921K Ballinagh, Co. Cavan

School details

Address: Ballinagh, Co. Cavan (H12K727)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0494337546
Principal: Orla Finnegan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cavan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kilmore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Cavan

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: 2003/04: 162 in 2002/03 → 187, +25 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 187 in 1982/83 → 167, -20 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (22 → 30, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (30 → 23, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2024/25 (29 → 33, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (30 → 28, -2).
Overall: 212 (1975/76) → 229 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 17.

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	22	27	24.8	5
Senior Infants	20	30	25.0	5
1st Class	22	30	26.0	5
2nd Class	25	27	25.8	5
3rd Class	24	28	26.8	5
4th Class	23	29	26.4	5
5th Class	25	33	29.2	5
6th Class	25	30	27.6	5
Total	127	233	193.9	41

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 22

SI 2021/22 22

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 27

SI 2022/23 30

-2

1st 2023/24 28

-2

2nd 2024/25 26

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 27

SI 2023/24 30

1st 2024/25 30

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 22

SI 2024/25 23

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 26

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
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	212
1976/77	102	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
1977/78	102	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
1978/79	101	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
1979/80	97	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1980/81	90	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1981/82	87	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1982/83	85	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1993/94	84	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1994/95	83	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
1995/96	77	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1996/97	72	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1997/98	67	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1998/99	67	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
1999/00	67	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2000/01	77	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2001/02	70	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2002/03	70	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2003/04	82	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2004/05	80	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2005/06	84	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	198
2006/07	88	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2007/08	88	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2008/09	87	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	87	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2010/11	96	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2011/12	94	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2012/13	100	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2013/14	104	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
2014/15	102	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2015/16	113	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
2016/17	115	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
2017/18	120	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2018/19	116	114	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2019/20	108	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	217
2020/21	103	108	22	20	25	27	26	23	30	27	211
2021/22	99	117	27	22	22	25	28	27	25	30	216
2022/23	106	125	27	30	25	25	28	29	31	25	231
2023/24	108	120	22	30	28	26	24	29	27	30	228
2024/25	110	118	26	23	30	26	28	24	33	26	228
2025/26 (preliminary)	107	122	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229