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St Oliver Plunkett National School

Roll number: 19380R Kilkerrin, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

School details

Address: Kilkerrin, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway (H53DX30)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0949659316
Principal: Lorraine Henry
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Galway County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Tuam
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Glenamaddy

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: 2022/23: 107 in 2021/22 → 122, +15 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 174 in 1983/84 → 141, -33 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Senior Infants in 2022/23 (8 → 16, +8).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (17 → 9, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (14 → 16, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2023/24 (17 → 15, -2).
Overall: 164 (1977/78) → 114 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -50.

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	8	18	14.2	5
Senior Infants	8	18	14.2	5
1st Class	9	17	14.6	5
2nd Class	9	16	14.4	5
3rd Class	9	17	14.8	5
4th Class	13	17	15.6	5
5th Class	8	17	14.0	5
6th Class	8	15	13.6	5
Total	59	174	110.6	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 8

SI 2021/22 8

1st 2022/23 9

2nd 2023/24 9

3rd 2024/25 9

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 14

SI 2022/23 16

1st 2023/24 16

2nd 2024/25 16

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 17

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SI 2023/24 15

1st 2024/25 15

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

SI 2024/25 18

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 14

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
1977/78	88	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
1979/80	84	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
1980/81	92	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1981/82	91	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1982/83	90	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1983/84	96	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1993/94	69	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1994/95	62	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1995/96	63	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	55	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1997/98	55	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1998/99	52	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1999/00	44	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2000/01	42	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2001/02	34	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
2002/03	33	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2003/04	32	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	66
2004/05	28	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	59
2005/06	31	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	65
2006/07	31	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
2007/08	37	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
2008/09	41	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2009/10	50	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	92
2010/11	48	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2011/12	50	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2012/13	55	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2013/14	55	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	109
2014/15	55	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2015/16	53	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2016/17	48	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2017/18	49	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
2018/19	53	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2019/20	60	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
2020/21	53	53	8	14	17	15	16	13	8	15	106
2021/22	53	54	14	8	16	16	16	16	13	8	107
2022/23	58	64	17	16	9	16	16	16	17	15	122
2023/24	56	66	18	15	16	9	17	16	16	15	122
2024/25	54	66	14	18	15	16	9	17	16	15	120
2025/26 (preliminary)	45	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114