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Roll number: 19673J Tom Bellew Avenue, Dundalk, Co. Louth

School details

Address: Tom Bellew Avenue, Dundalk, Co. Louth (A91D786)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0429337170
Principal: Dr Rosalyn Morris
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Louth County Council
School patron: Archbishop of Armagh
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Dundalk

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: 1982/83: 200 in 1981/82 → 430, +230 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1998/99: 501 in 1997/98 → 457, -44 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (59 → 96, +37).
Largest single-class decrease: 5th Class in 2021/22 (96 → 74, -22).
Largest cohort-step gain: SI → 1st in 2023/24 (63 → 71, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 1st → 2nd in 2024/25 (71 → 64, -7).
Overall: 47 (1979/80) → 574 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 527.

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	58	73	64.6	5
Senior Infants	61	76	68.4	5
1st Class	68	77	71.6	5
2nd Class	64	82	71.2	5
3rd Class	62	82	71.6	5
4th Class	61	79	71.0	5
5th Class	57	96	74.8	5
6th Class	57	96	72.2	5
Total	47	602	470.2	38

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 73

SI 2021/22 76

1st 2022/23 77

2nd 2023/24 82

3rd 2024/25 82

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 60

SI 2022/23 63

1st 2023/24 71

-7

2nd 2024/25 64

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 70

SI 2023/24 72

-2

1st 2024/25 70

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 62

-1

SI 2024/25 61

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 58

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
1979/80	19	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
1980/81	63	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
1981/82	94	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
1982/83	202	228	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
1983/84	280	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
1993/94	297	305	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	602
1994/95	280	285	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	565
1995/96	257	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	552
1996/97	251	289	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	540
1997/98	237	264	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	501
1998/99	206	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	457
1999/00	192	248	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	440
2000/01	189	253	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	442
2001/02	184	271	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	455
2002/03	186	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	437
2003/04	166	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
2004/05	181	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	414
2005/06	192	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
2006/07	195	254	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	449
2007/08	207	257	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	464
2008/09	200	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2009/10	189	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
2010/11	202	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	413
2011/12	220	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2012/13	205	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	431
2013/14	222	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	461
2014/15	238	254	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	492
2015/16	243	277	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	520
2016/17	265	288	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
2017/18	279	304	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	583
2018/19	270	307	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	577
2019/20	265	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	586
2020/21	260	315	73	70	68	67	62	73	96	59	575
2021/22	258	320	60	76	72	68	66	61	74	96	578
2022/23	259	306	70	63	77	75	70	70	57	77	565
2023/24	259	316	62	72	71	82	78	72	77	57	575
2024/25	253	316	58	61	70	64	82	79	70	72	569
2025/26 (preliminary)	252	322	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	574