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Roll number: 18856M Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry (V92DR72)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0667133080
Principal: Terence Dineen
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kerry County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kerry
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Causeway

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: 1979/80: 133 in 1978/79 → 147, +14 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 171 in 1983/84 → 143, -28 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (6 → 10, +4).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2024/25 (6 → 3, -3).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (4 → 6, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (4 → 3, -1).
Overall: 124 (1974/75) → 38 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -86.

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	2	7	4.8	5
Senior Infants	2	7	4.6	5
1st Class	2	7	4.0	5
2nd Class	2	6	3.6	5
3rd Class	3	4	3.8	4
4th Class	3	8	5.2	4
5th Class	4	10	7.0	4
6th Class	4	10	7.0	4
Total	31	171	94.7	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 4

SI 2021/22 4

1st 2022/23 4

-1

2nd 2023/24 3

3rd 2024/25 4

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 2

SI 2022/23 3

1st 2023/24 4

2nd 2024/25 6

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 6

SI 2023/24 7

1st 2024/25 7

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 7

SI 2024/25 7

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 5

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	61	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1976/77	55	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1977/78	55	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1979/80	67	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
1980/81	69	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
1981/82	78	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
1982/83	84	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1983/84	88	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	171
1993/94	71	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
1994/95	67	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
1995/96	62	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1996/97	64	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	126
1997/98	65	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1998/99	61	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1999/00	55	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2000/01	50	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2001/02	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2002/03	51	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2003/04	55	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2004/05	54	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2005/06	49	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2006/07	44	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2007/08	44	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2008/09	47	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2009/10	44	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	93
2010/11	36	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2011/12	35	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	68
2012/13	32	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2013/14	24	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	56
2014/15	25	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
2015/16	29	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	64
2016/17	25	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	55
2017/18	27	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	52
2018/19	22	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
2019/20	16	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40
2020/21	14	23	4	2	3	4	–	8	10	6	37
2021/22	14	19	2	4	2	3	4	–	8	10	33
2022/23	13	18	6	3	4	2	4	4	–	8	31
2023/24	19	15	7	7	4	3	3	6	4	–	34
2024/25	23	19	5	7	7	6	4	3	6	4	42
2025/26 (preliminary)	22	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	38