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SCOIL MHUIRE

Roll number: 19616U Michael J Prendergast Road, Tallow, Co. Waterford

School details

Address: Michael J Prendergast Road, Tallow, Co. Waterford (P51W212)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 05856717
Principal: Neil Moore
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford County Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Lismore

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: 2022/23: 135 in 2021/22 → 149, +14 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 257 in 1983/84 → 164, -93 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2021/22 (13 → 20, +7).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (20 → 13, -7).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2023/24 (18 → 22, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (22 → 20, -2).
Overall: 251 (1980/81) → 150 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -101.

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	11	20	15.8	5
Senior Infants	11	23	17.2	5
1st Class	17	23	19.4	5
2nd Class	13	24	18.6	5
3rd Class	14	22	18.4	5
4th Class	15	23	18.6	5
5th Class	14	23	17.6	5
6th Class	13	21	16.8	5
Total	120	261	150.5	37

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 18

SI 2021/22 19

-1

1st 2022/23 18

2nd 2023/24 18

-1

3rd 2024/25 17

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 20

SI 2022/23 23

1st 2023/24 23

2nd 2024/25 24

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 16

1st 2024/25 17

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 11

SI 2024/25 11

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
1980/81	120	131	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
1981/82	126	125	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
1982/83	129	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	261
1983/84	131	126	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	257
1993/94	81	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	164
1994/95	74	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
1995/96	73	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
1996/97	72	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
1997/98	78	63	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
1998/99	78	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1999/00	76	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
2000/01	70	50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2001/02	69	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2002/03	70	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2003/04	66	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
2004/05	59	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
2005/06	57	73	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	130
2006/07	57	75	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2007/08	57	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2008/09	61	68	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129
2009/10	56	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2010/11	58	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	125
2011/12	66	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2012/13	65	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	143
2013/14	60	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2014/15	65	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	141
2015/16	66	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2016/17	61	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2017/18	55	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	140
2018/19	59	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2019/20	53	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2020/21	55	83	18	17	22	13	19	15	14	20	138
2021/22	56	79	20	19	17	20	14	18	14	13	135
2022/23	59	90	16	23	18	18	20	16	20	14	149
2023/24	65	91	11	16	23	18	22	23	17	21	156
2024/25	60	89	14	11	17	24	17	21	23	16	149
2025/26 (preliminary)	65	85	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150