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Bennekerry National School

Roll number: 17501Q Bennekerry, Co. Carlow

School details

Address: Bennekerry, Co. Carlow (R93D535)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599143495
Principal: Tonia Cleary
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Carlow County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Carlow

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: 242 in 2006/07 → 274, +32 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 245 in 1982/83 → 178, -67 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2021/22 (32 → 50, +18).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2022/23 (53 → 33, -20).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (36 → 40, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (50 → 48, -2).
Overall: 256 (1975/76) → 377 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 121.

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	32	50	42.4	5
Senior Infants	33	51	45.2	5
1st Class	33	53	45.6	5
2nd Class	36	56	48.6	5
3rd Class	40	56	50.8	5
4th Class	49	57	54.4	5
5th Class	49	57	54.2	5
6th Class	55	59	56.4	5
Total	165	433	300.9	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 32

SI 2021/22 33

1st 2022/23 33

2nd 2023/24 36

3rd 2024/25 40

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 50

-2

SI 2022/23 48

1st 2023/24 48

2nd 2024/25 50

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 47

-1

SI 2023/24 46

1st 2024/25 46

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 46

SI 2024/25 48

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 37

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
1976/77	130	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
1977/78	130	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
1978/79	115	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	258
1979/80	117	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1980/81	122	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1981/82	120	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	247
1982/83	115	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1993/94	85	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	178
1994/95	82	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	170
1995/96	85	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1996/97	85	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1997/98	83	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1998/99	99	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1999/00	95	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	231
2000/01	102	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2001/02	101	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2002/03	102	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2003/04	117	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	259
2004/05	122	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2005/06	123	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2006/07	118	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	242
2007/08	139	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	274
2008/09	156	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	300
2009/10	162	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
2010/11	171	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	329
2011/12	169	173	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	342
2012/13	179	190	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	369
2013/14	199	200	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	399
2014/15	208	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2015/16	207	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2016/17	201	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2017/18	204	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2018/19	214	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	425
2019/20	217	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2020/21	216	191	32	51	48	52	56	56	53	59	407
2021/22	209	198	50	33	53	49	53	57	57	55	407
2022/23	203	195	47	48	33	56	49	54	56	55	398
2023/24	203	190	46	46	48	36	56	49	56	56	393
2024/25	197	186	37	48	46	50	40	56	49	57	383
2025/26 (preliminary)	188	189	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	377