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CASTLERAHAN CENTRAL NS

Roll number: 19418Q Castlerahan, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan

School details

Address: Castlerahan, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan (A82N673)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0498544201
Principal: Deirdre Clinton
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cavan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kilmore
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyjamesduff

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: 2013/14: 137 in 2012/13 → 154, +17 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1997/98: 121 in 1996/97 → 102, -19 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2022/23 (17 → 22, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (26 → 14, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (8 → 10, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (10 → 8, -2).
Overall: 113 (1978/79) → 96 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -17.

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	15	12.0	5
Senior Infants	10	15	13.0	5
1st Class	8	15	12.0	5
2nd Class	7	15	12.6	5
3rd Class	11	21	15.0	5
4th Class	12	22	15.8	5
5th Class	11	22	15.6	5
6th Class	14	26	18.0	5
Total	89	154	122.4	38

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 15

SI 2021/22 15

1st 2022/23 15

-1

2nd 2023/24 14

3rd 2024/25 14

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 8

SI 2022/23 10

-2

1st 2023/24 8

-1

2nd 2024/25 7

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 12

SI 2023/24 12

-1

1st 2024/25 11

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 14

SI 2024/25 15

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 11

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
1978/79	64	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1979/80	64	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	114
1980/81	60	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1981/82	65	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
1982/83	61	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	110
1993/94	53	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1994/95	50	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1995/96	46	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	113
1996/97	48	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	121
1997/98	38	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1998/99	35	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1999/00	40	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2000/01	38	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2001/02	41	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	101
2002/03	40	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
2003/04	44	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2004/05	52	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	117
2005/06	59	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2006/07	72	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2007/08	70	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2008/09	72	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2009/10	75	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2010/11	76	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2011/12	73	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2012/13	72	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	137
2013/14	81	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	154
2014/15	72	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2015/16	62	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2016/17	65	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2017/18	66	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2018/19	69	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2019/20	65	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2020/21	65	69	15	13	12	15	21	18	14	26	134
2021/22	56	60	8	15	14	12	14	22	17	14	116
2022/23	59	56	12	10	15	15	11	14	22	16	115
2023/24	54	55	14	12	8	14	15	12	14	20	109
2024/25	46	52	11	15	11	7	14	13	11	14	98
2025/26 (preliminary)	46	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96