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SCOIL TOBAR PADRAIG

Roll number: 17738B Patrickswell, Co. Limerick

School details

Address: Patrickswell, Co. Limerick (V94YF44)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 061355057
Principal: David Bulfin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Limerick County Council
School patron: Bishop of Limerick
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
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: 1981/82: 154 in 1980/81 → 187, +33 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2012/13: 179 in 2011/12 → 150, -29 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (10 → 21, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (21 → 12, -9).
Largest cohort-step gain: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (12 → 18, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2021/22 (21 → 18, -3).
Overall: 127 (1974/75) → 143 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 16.

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	10	21	15.2	5
Senior Infants	10	18	14.6	5
1st Class	14	20	17.0	5
2nd Class	15	20	17.2	5
3rd Class	12	22	16.8	5
4th Class	12	22	17.0	5
5th Class	12	20	16.0	5
6th Class	16	26	20.0	5
Total	127	219	167.3	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

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 16

SI 2021/22 17

1st 2022/23 18

-2

2nd 2023/24 16

3rd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 15

-1

SI 2022/23 14

1st 2023/24 17

2nd 2024/25 18

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 14

SI 2023/24 14

1st 2024/25 16

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 10

SI 2024/25 10

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

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	56	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1976/77	58	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
1977/78	58	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1978/79	61	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1979/80	70	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
1980/81	77	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
1981/82	93	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1982/83	95	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	206
1983/84	98	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	219
1993/94	81	121	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1994/95	78	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
1995/96	81	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1996/97	83	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1997/98	84	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1998/99	75	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1999/00	76	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2000/01	73	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
2001/02	75	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
2002/03	80	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2003/04	78	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2004/05	78	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2005/06	77	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2006/07	80	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2007/08	91	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2008/09	86	108	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2009/10	78	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2010/11	78	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2011/12	76	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2012/13	68	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2013/14	70	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2014/15	75	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2015/16	82	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2016/17	83	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2017/18	96	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2018/19	91	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2019/20	83	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2020/21	76	68	16	18	14	17	12	21	20	26	144
2021/22	70	64	15	17	20	15	15	12	18	22	134
2022/23	65	62	14	14	18	20	15	16	12	18	127
2023/24	68	59	10	14	17	16	22	14	16	18	127
2024/25	66	71	21	10	16	18	20	22	14	16	137
2025/26 (preliminary)	70	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143