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Roll number: 17663T Rathvilly, Co. Carlow

School details

Address: Rathvilly, Co. Carlow (R93RD98)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0599161304
Principal: Helen Molloy
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tullow

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: 2006/07: 166 in 2005/06 → 186, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 221 in 1982/83 → 200, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2024/25 (19 → 26, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2022/23 (32 → 20, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (22 → 24, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (21 → 19, -2).
Overall: 171 (1975/76) → 207 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 36.

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	16	28	23.4	5
Senior Infants	17	29	23.2	5
1st Class	17	30	24.0	5
2nd Class	17	31	24.8	5
3rd Class	22	31	25.6	5
4th Class	22	31	25.6	5
5th Class	21	32	25.6	5
6th Class	20	32	25.0	5
Total	134	221	188.8	40

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 25

SI 2021/22 25

1st 2022/23 25

2nd 2023/24 25

-1

3rd 2024/25 24

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 16

SI 2022/23 17

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 21

-2

SI 2023/24 19

1st 2024/25 20

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 27

-1

SI 2024/25 26

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 28

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1977/78	94	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
1978/79	102	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
1979/80	118	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1980/81	113	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	209
1981/82	117	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
1982/83	118	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	221
1993/94	95	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1994/95	95	109	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
1995/96	83	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
1996/97	75	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172
1997/98	75	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1998/99	68	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1999/00	67	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2000/01	62	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2001/02	63	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2002/03	67	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2003/04	75	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2004/05	75	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2005/06	80	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
2006/07	91	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	186
2007/08	90	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2008/09	100	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2009/10	108	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2010/11	107	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2011/12	100	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2012/13	101	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2013/14	95	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2014/15	105	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2015/16	113	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2016/17	108	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2017/18	114	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2018/19	115	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
2019/20	110	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2020/21	108	102	25	29	28	23	24	22	32	27	210
2021/22	102	98	16	25	30	28	22	26	21	32	200
2022/23	93	94	21	17	25	31	27	22	24	20	187
2023/24	89	109	27	19	17	25	31	27	24	24	198
2024/25	91	108	28	26	20	17	24	31	27	22	199
2025/26 (preliminary)	91	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207