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Roll number: 18640M Rathwire, Killucan, Co. Westmeath

School details

Address: Rathwire, Killucan, Co. Westmeath (N91PP66)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0449374591
Principal: Sé McCarthy
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
School patron: Bishop of Meath
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Killucan

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: 1982/83: 159 in 1981/82 → 197, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 169 in 1983/84 → 112, -57 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (23 → 38, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (37 → 22, -15).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (38 → 44, +6).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (38 → 35, -3).
Overall: 153 (1974/75) → 285 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 132.

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	23	37	31.4	5
Senior Infants	22	37	32.8	5
1st Class	23	38	34.6	5
2nd Class	23	38	34.4	5
3rd Class	25	39	34.8	5
4th Class	30	38	35.4	5
5th Class	30	44	36.2	5
6th Class	30	42	34.8	5
Total	107	291	190.2	42

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 23

-1

SI 2021/22 22

1st 2022/23 23

2nd 2023/24 23

3rd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 37

-1

SI 2022/23 36

1st 2023/24 37

2nd 2024/25 38

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 35

-1

SI 2023/24 34

1st 2024/25 38

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 34

SI 2024/25 35

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
1974/75	73	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
1976/77	86	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1977/78	81	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1978/79	84	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
1979/80	88	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1980/81	83	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	166
1981/82	83	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	159
1982/83	96	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
1983/84	84	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1993/94	44	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
1994/95	45	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
1995/96	46	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
1996/97	48	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1997/98	54	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1998/99	53	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	111
1999/00	55	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2000/01	62	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	112
2001/02	63	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
2002/03	66	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2003/04	70	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2004/05	72	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	142
2005/06	75	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2006/07	76	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2007/08	84	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
2008/09	99	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	194
2009/10	109	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	220
2010/11	120	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2011/12	117	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	234
2012/13	112	118	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	230
2013/14	116	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	240
2014/15	105	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	229
2015/16	112	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	238
2016/17	125	135	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2017/18	128	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	265
2018/19	136	141	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	277
2019/20	138	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	282
2020/21	131	145	23	37	37	38	38	30	30	31	276
2021/22	137	146	37	22	38	38	38	38	30	30	283
2022/23	143	143	35	36	23	35	39	38	38	31	286
2023/24	145	146	34	34	37	23	34	36	44	40	291
2024/25	138	152	28	35	38	38	25	35	39	42	290
2025/26 (preliminary)	145	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	285