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BALLYHEA N S

Roll number: 17112F Ballyhea, Rathluirc, Co. Cork

School details

Address: Ballyhea, Rathluirc, Co. Cork (P56KA44)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06381086
Principal: Paul Cronin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cork County Council
School patron: Bishop of Cloyne
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Rath Luirc_Charleville

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: 1976/77: 148 in 1975/76 → 165, +17 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 174 in 1982/83 → 104, -70 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (18 → 28, +10).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (29 → 17, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2024/25 (23 → 30, +7).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (23 → 21, -2).
Overall: 148 (1975/76) → 141 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -7.

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	19	15.0	5
Senior Infants	12	23	16.2	5
1st Class	12	25	17.6	5
2nd Class	12	25	18.0	5
3rd Class	12	30	21.8	5
4th Class	18	30	23.8	5
5th Class	17	28	21.6	5
6th Class	17	29	22.6	5
Total	91	179	136.4	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 12

SI 2021/22 12

1st 2022/23 12

2nd 2023/24 12

3rd 2024/25 12

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 11

SI 2022/23 12

1st 2023/24 14

-1

2nd 2024/25 13

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

-1

SI 2023/24 15

-1

1st 2024/25 14

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 19

SI 2024/25 19

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 17

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	148
1976/77	80	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1977/78	69	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1978/79	73	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1979/80	70	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1980/81	63	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1981/82	59	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1982/83	61	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1993/94	50	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
1994/95	42	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
1995/96	44	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
1996/97	43	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
1997/98	49	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
1998/99	56	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1999/00	52	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
2000/01	46	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2001/02	50	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2002/03	52	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2003/04	52	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2004/05	56	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2005/06	63	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2006/07	62	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	115
2007/08	59	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2008/09	60	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
2009/10	59	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2010/11	61	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2011/12	64	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2012/13	72	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2013/14	74	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2014/15	71	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2015/16	73	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2016/17	82	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2017/18	83	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2018/19	92	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2019/20	94	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2020/21	88	85	12	23	25	19	30	18	17	29	173
2021/22	81	72	11	12	23	25	19	28	18	17	153
2022/23	85	67	16	12	12	21	25	19	28	19	152
2023/24	88	68	19	15	14	12	23	24	20	29	156
2024/25	89	60	17	19	14	13	12	30	25	19	149
2025/26 (preliminary)	78	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141