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ST JOSEPHS SENIOR N S

Roll number: 19583I Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun, Dublin 11

School details

Address: Balbutcher Lane, Ballymun, Dublin 11 (D11HY03)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 018422600
Principal: Philip Fitzgerald
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Dublin City Council
School patron: Archbishop of Dublin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: Senior
Planning area: FinglasEast_BallymunD11

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: 1978/79: 320 in 1977/78 → 383, +63 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 406 in 1982/83 → 289, -117 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 4th Class in 2023/24 (36 → 41, +5).
Largest single-class decrease: 3rd Class in 2024/25 (42 → 36, -6).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2024/25 (0 → 36, +36).
Largest cohort-step loss: 5th → 6th in 2023/24 (35 → 31, -4).
Overall: 320 (1977/78) → 161 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -159.

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
2nd Class	0	0	0.0	1
3rd Class	34	42	37.0	5
4th Class	33	42	37.4	5
5th Class	33	39	35.4	5
6th Class	31	39	34.0	5
Total	124	429	223.5	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

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	160	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	320
1978/79	192	191	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
1979/80	187	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	402
1980/81	203	219	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422
1981/82	202	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
1982/83	200	206	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
1993/94	129	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	289
1994/95	128	156	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
1995/96	117	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	270
1996/97	106	138	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
1997/98	127	142	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	269
1998/99	112	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	255
1999/00	111	145	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	256
2000/01	111	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	260
2001/02	97	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	241
2002/03	97	140	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	237
2003/04	101	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	233
2004/05	98	124	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2005/06	98	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	225
2006/07	92	110	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
2007/08	86	111	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	197
2008/09	92	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
2009/10	90	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2010/11	79	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	168
2011/12	81	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2012/13	78	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2013/14	70	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2014/15	74	56	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2015/16	64	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2016/17	57	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2017/18	67	74	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2018/19	66	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2019/20	69	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2020/21	68	74	–	–	–	–	35	33	35	39	142
2021/22	56	81	–	–	–	–	34	35	33	35	137
2022/23	62	80	–	–	–	–	38	36	35	33	142
2023/24	66	85	–	–	–	–	42	41	35	31	151
2024/25	65	89	–	–	–	–	36	42	39	32	154
2025/26 (preliminary)	72	89	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161