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NEWPORT CENTRAL

Roll number: 19451O BAILE UI BHFIACHAIN, CO MHAIGH EO

School details

Address: BAILE UI BHFIACHAIN, CO MHAIGH EO (F28ED89)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 09841442
Principal: Brigid Chambers
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Mayo County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Tuam
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Westport

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: 1983/84: 239 in 1982/83 → 260, +21 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 260 in 1983/84 → 233, -27 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (16 → 28, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2021/22 (31 → 23, -8).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2023/24 (29 → 32, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (30 → 27, -3).
Overall: 200 (1978/79) → 243 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 43.

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	21	29	25.8	5
Senior Infants	23	30	27.4	5
1st Class	26	29	27.8	5
2nd Class	25	32	27.6	5
3rd Class	23	32	29.4	5
4th Class	23	34	28.6	5
5th Class	26	36	29.4	5
6th Class	16	33	26.4	5
Total	162	260	205.0	39

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 27

SI 2021/22 28

1st 2022/23 29

2nd 2023/24 32

3rd 2024/25 32

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 24

-1

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 26

-1

2nd 2024/25 25

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 29

-1

SI 2023/24 28

1st 2024/25 29

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 28

SI 2024/25 28

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 21

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	114	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1979/80	121	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	213
1980/81	117	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214
1981/82	126	101	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	227
1982/83	126	113	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
1983/84	135	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
1993/94	110	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
1994/95	106	117	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
1995/96	92	116	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	208
1996/97	89	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
1997/98	90	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1998/99	97	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	216
1999/00	92	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2000/01	87	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	190
2001/02	84	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2002/03	86	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2003/04	90	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2004/05	92	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	183
2005/06	97	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2006/07	96	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2007/08	103	96	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	199
2008/09	88	99	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2009/10	100	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
2010/11	100	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2011/12	98	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	180
2012/13	93	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2013/14	78	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	162
2014/15	80	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	177
2015/16	83	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
2016/17	94	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2017/18	96	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	189
2018/19	104	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2019/20	103	112	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	215
2020/21	108	119	27	30	28	25	31	27	28	16	227
2021/22	118	112	24	28	27	29	23	29	26	28	230
2022/23	117	120	29	23	29	27	31	23	31	27	237
2023/24	122	132	28	28	26	32	30	34	26	33	254
2024/25	119	128	21	28	29	25	32	30	36	28	247
2025/26 (preliminary)	106	137	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243