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Roll number: 18198A AVOCA, CO WICKLOW

School details

Address: AVOCA, CO WICKLOW (Y14X588)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 040235331
Principal: Mary Cahill
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Wicklow County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Arklow

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: 2011/12: 201 in 2010/11 → 218, +17 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 239 in 1983/84 → 208, -31 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (21 → 27, +6).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (27 → 19, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (18 → 21, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (21 → 19, -2).
Overall: 218 (1974/75) → 172 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -46.

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	17	22	19.6	5
Senior Infants	18	22	20.0	5
1st Class	20	22	21.0	5
2nd Class	19	22	20.8	5
3rd Class	19	22	20.2	5
4th Class	18	27	21.4	5
5th Class	18	26	22.4	5
6th Class	20	27	23.2	5
Total	152	260	194.9	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 21

-2

SI 2021/22 19

1st 2022/23 20

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 22

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 21

SI 2022/23 22

-1

1st 2023/24 21

2nd 2024/25 21

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 22

SI 2023/24 22

-1

1st 2024/25 21

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 17

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
1974/75	123	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	224
1976/77	121	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1977/78	122	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	245
1978/79	125	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	250
1979/80	126	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1980/81	124	136	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1981/82	114	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1982/83	112	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1983/84	111	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1993/94	112	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1994/95	105	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1995/96	86	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1996/97	88	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1997/98	84	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1998/99	77	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
1999/00	74	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	152
2000/01	77	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2001/02	74	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2002/03	75	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
2003/04	81	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2004/05	78	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2005/06	81	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2006/07	85	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2007/08	86	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2008/09	86	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2009/10	90	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2010/11	89	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
2011/12	92	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2012/13	93	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2013/14	96	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
2014/15	95	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	211
2015/16	100	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	207
2016/17	96	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	203
2017/18	94	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2018/19	96	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2019/20	93	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2020/21	89	84	21	18	22	19	19	27	26	21	173
2021/22	91	81	21	19	21	20	19	19	26	27	172
2022/23	91	82	22	22	20	22	21	22	18	26	173
2023/24	81	83	17	22	21	22	20	21	21	20	164
2024/25	88	79	17	19	21	21	22	18	21	22	167
2025/26 (preliminary)	85	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	172