Kilchreest Central SCH
Loughrea · Roll number 19544V
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 110
- +3 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +16%
- Up 15 from 95 in 2015/16
- 4 classes in 2015/16, 4 now; average class 23.8 → 27.5
- Over 20 years: +5% from 105 in 2005/06
- Girls and boys
- 45 / 65
- 41% girls
Pupils since 1981
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
110 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 11 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13.3 |
| Senior Infants | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 14.0 |
| 1st Class | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14.0 |
| 2nd Class | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13.0 |
| 3rd Class | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12.7 |
| 4th Class | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12.3 |
| 5th Class | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 12.7 |
| 6th Class | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 13.0 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
11 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 12 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 11Junior Infants2024/25
- 12Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
19 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 18 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 19Junior Infants2023/24
- 18Senior Infants2024/25
- 181st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
12 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 12 in 2nd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 12Junior Infants2022/23
- 13Senior Infants2023/24
- 121st Class2024/25
- 122nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
15 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 13 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 15Junior Infants2021/22
- 14Senior Infants2022/23
- 131st Class2023/24
- 132nd Class2024/25
- 133rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
11 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 10 in 4th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 11Junior Infants2020/21
- 11Senior Infants2021/22
- 101st Class2022/23
- 112nd Class2023/24
- 113rd Class2024/25
- 104th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
16 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 15 in 5th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 16Senior Infants2020/21
- 141st Class2021/22
- 152nd Class2022/23
- 153rd Class2023/24
- 154th Class2024/25
- 155th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
17 in 1st Class (2020/21), 18 in 6th Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 171st Class2020/21
- 172nd Class2021/22
- 173rd Class2022/23
- 174th Class2023/24
- 175th Class2024/25
- 186th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
10 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 102nd Class2020/21
- 103rd Class2021/22
- 104th Class2022/23
- 105th Class2023/24
- 106th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
10 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 10 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 103rd Class2020/21
- 104th Class2021/22
- 95th Class2022/23
- 106th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
12 in 4th Class (2020/21), 12 in 6th Class (2022/23): no change.
- 124th Class2020/21
- 125th Class2021/22
- 126th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
13 in 5th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 135th Class2020/21
- 136th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +86th Class in 2025/26 (10 to 18)
- −8Junior Infants in 2024/25 (19 to 11)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Kilchreest Central SCH, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
5.4teaching posts
Our estimate: about 5 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 4 mainstream classes 4
- PrincipalAlso teaches one of the classes, so is counted with the class teachers in a class
- Special education teachers35 hours of support teaching a week 1.4
1.5 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils.
The NCSE has allocated 1.5 special education teachers and 1.5 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Kilchreest Central SCH, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilchreest Central SCHThis school | – | 110 |
+15.8%
|
|
| 1 | Ballymana N S4.3 km · Craughwell | 4.3 km | 108 |
−27.0%
|
| 2 | S N Mhuire5.5 km · Ardrahan | 5.5 km | 58 |
−31.8%
|
| 3 | Gaelscoil Riabhach7.4 km · Baile Locha Riach · Gaelscoil · Multi-denominational | 7.4 km | 170 |
−5.6%
|
| 4 | S N Cillini Dioma7.4 km · Loughrea | 7.4 km | 147 |
+38.7%
|
| 5 | S N Seosamh Naofa7.5 km · Athenry | 7.5 km | 203 |
+10.3%
|
| 6 | S N Naomh Thomais7.5 km · Gaillimh | 7.5 km | 55 |
−29.5%
|
What parents would prefer
In the Department of Education and Youth's Primary School Survey (November–December 2025), parents said whether they would prefer this school to be co-educational or single-sex, to have a denominational or multi-denominational patron, and to teach through Irish or English. These are preferences, not applications or enrolments.
Children at this school
Their parents: 24 of 52 households answered (46%). The true figures are likely within 15.9 points either way.
Patron
Teaching language
Boys and girls
Children not yet at school
Fewer than 30 parents of children not yet at school chose this school, so the Department didn't publish their answers.
The bracket shows the margin of error the Department published for this school: 15.9 points either way.
| Parents of | Multi-denominational | Through Irish | Single-sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| This school · children at school | 33% | 12% | 0% |
| Loughrea planning area · children at school | 37% | 16% | 3% |
| Loughrea planning area · children not yet at school | 36% | 26% | 5% |
| Ireland · children at school | 44% | 20% | 5% |
| Ireland · children not yet at school | 47% | 26% | 6% |
Source: Department of Education and Youth, Primary School Survey results, published 23 June 2026. Planning-area and Ireland figures also count parents at schools where too few answered for the school to get its own results. About these figures
About this school
Inspection reports open on gov.ie, under the name the school had when it was inspected. They describe specific areas of the school's work rather than giving an overall grade. Newer schools may not have one yet.
Contact
- Principal
- Francis O'Connor
- Phone
- 091840112
- [email protected]
- Address
- Lackabaun, Kilchreest, Loughrea, Co. Galway, H62 N766
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora
- School type
- Ordinary
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Planning area
- Loughrea
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
36 school years from 1981/82 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 110 | 45 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | 107 | 46 | 61 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | 108 | 47 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 99 | 45 | 54 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 102 | 50 | 52 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | 104 | 53 | 51 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 96 | 50 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 101 | 50 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 95 | 52 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 94 | 51 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 95 | 48 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 89 | 36 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 87 | 35 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 85 | 32 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 91 | 37 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 94 | 42 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 95 | 39 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 90 | 36 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 96 | 43 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 100 | 47 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 105 | 50 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 95 | 47 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 104 | 52 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 99 | 50 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 106 | 53 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 99 | 50 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 103 | 49 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 98 | 45 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 105 | 49 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 104 | 48 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 108 | 50 | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 110 | 49 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 109 | 50 | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 106 | 51 | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 102 | 52 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |