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ST OLIVER PLUNKETTS NS

Roll number: 19449E Newcastle, Athenry, Co. Galway

School details

Address: Newcastle, Athenry, Co. Galway (H65T680)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 091849178
Principal: Breda Murphy
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: Athenry

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: 2012/13: 163 in 2011/12 → 183, +20 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 102 in 1983/84 → 78, -24 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (17 → 28, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (32 → 21, -11).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2022/23 (21 → 24, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2022/23 (25 → 23, -2).
Overall: 90 (1977/78) → 199 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 109.

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	28	22.8	5
Senior Infants	19	24	21.6	5
1st Class	23	26	24.2	5
2nd Class	19	26	23.6	5
3rd Class	20	30	25.8	5
4th Class	22	31	25.8	5
5th Class	22	32	26.8	5
6th Class	21	32	26.0	5
Total	67	205	134.8	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 22

-1

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 24

2nd 2023/24 26

3rd 2024/25 28

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 25

-2

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 23

2nd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 22

SI 2023/24 24

1st 2024/25 26

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 17

SI 2024/25 19

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
1977/78	40	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	90
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	100
1979/80	49	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1980/81	50	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	105
1981/82	50	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99
1982/83	47	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	106
1983/84	45	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
1993/94	44	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	78
1994/95	45	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	77
1995/96	39	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
1996/97	39	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73
1997/98	38	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	72
1998/99	39	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	76
1999/00	41	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	84
2000/01	42	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	89
2001/02	46	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	102
2002/03	49	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2003/04	47	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2004/05	50	53	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2005/06	50	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	108
2006/07	51	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
2007/08	56	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2008/09	58	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
2009/10	65	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2010/11	77	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	155
2011/12	81	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
2012/13	83	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2013/14	82	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
2014/15	89	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2015/16	88	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	182
2016/17	98	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
2017/18	103	102	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	205
2018/19	101	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2019/20	96	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2020/21	95	97	22	21	25	19	30	24	27	24	192
2021/22	107	93	25	21	23	26	20	31	26	28	200
2022/23	103	95	22	23	24	24	26	22	32	25	198
2023/24	95	99	17	24	23	26	25	25	22	32	194
2024/25	101	98	28	19	26	23	28	27	27	21	199
2025/26 (preliminary)	98	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199