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S N Oilibhear Naofa

Roll number: 19492F Ballylongford, Co. Kerry

School details

Address: Ballylongford, Co. Kerry (V31KD88)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06843477
Principal: Elizabeth O'Sullivan
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 with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Tarbert

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: 2004/05: 95 in 2003/04 → 104, +9 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 167 in 1983/84 → 138, -29 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2021/22 (3 → 15, +12).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2023/24 (15 → 1, -14).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2023/24 (3 → 5, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (6 → 5, -1).
Overall: 175 (1977/78) → 61 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -114.

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	3	14	7.0	5
Senior Infants	3	9	6.0	5
1st Class	3	11	6.6	5
2nd Class	3	11	7.2	4
3rd Class	3	15	9.0	4
4th Class	3	15	9.0	4
5th Class	1	15	8.4	5
6th Class	1	15	7.4	5
Total	51	175	102.6	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 3

SI 2021/22 3

1st 2022/23 3

2nd 2023/24 3

3rd 2024/25 3

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 9

SI 2022/23 9

1st 2023/24 9

2nd 2024/25 9

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 3

SI 2023/24 5

1st 2024/25 5

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 6

SI 2024/25 7

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	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	175
1978/79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1979/80	81	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	165
1980/81	85	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1981/82	90	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	169
1982/83	86	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	174
1983/84	77	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	167
1993/94	71	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1994/95	63	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1995/96	66	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1996/97	62	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1997/98	63	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1998/99	63	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	122
1999/00	61	46	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2000/01	56	42	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	98
2001/02	53	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2002/03	56	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	103
2003/04	47	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	95
2004/05	53	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	104
2005/06	49	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2006/07	49	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	94
2007/08	49	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	97
2008/09	48	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	91
2009/10	44	44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	88
2010/11	39	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	86
2011/12	41	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2012/13	41	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	81
2013/14	45	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83
2014/15	47	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	82
2015/16	37	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	63
2016/17	39	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	69
2017/18	36	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61
2018/19	38	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
2019/20	38	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	67
2020/21	30	26	3	6	11	–	15	3	10	8	56
2021/22	29	27	9	3	5	11	–	15	3	10	56
2022/23	25	26	3	9	3	6	12	–	15	3	51
2023/24	26	32	6	5	9	3	6	13	1	15	58
2024/25	27	30	14	7	5	9	3	5	13	1	57
2025/26 (preliminary)	29	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	61