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SCOIL BHRIDE NS

Roll number: 19747M Knockmay, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

School details

Address: Knockmay, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (R32EV18)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0578620287
Principal: Muriel Wall Coughlan
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Laois County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Portlaoise

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: 2008/09: 570 in 2007/08 → 654, +84 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2001/02: 469 in 2000/01 → 428, -41 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (92 → 117, +25).
Largest single-class decrease: 4th Class in 2021/22 (107 → 90, -17).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2022/23 (84 → 98, +14).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (93 → 90, -3).
Overall: 545 (1993/94) → 727 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 182.

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	76	93	82.6	5
Senior Infants	81	98	91.2	5
1st Class	80	97	91.4	5
2nd Class	91	104	96.2	5
3rd Class	89	103	95.0	5
4th Class	87	107	95.2	5
5th Class	86	111	100.0	5
6th Class	92	117	103.0	5
Total	419	782	631.6	33

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 93

SI 2021/22 97

1st 2022/23 97

-1

2nd 2023/24 96

3rd 2024/25 99

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 84

+14

SI 2022/23 98

-1

1st 2023/24 97

2nd 2024/25 97

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 80

SI 2023/24 81

-1

1st 2024/25 80

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 80

+12

SI 2024/25 92

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 76

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
1993/94	253	292	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	545
1994/95	257	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	560
1995/96	262	300	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	562
1996/97	256	297	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	553
1997/98	239	286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	525
1998/99	242	258	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	500
1999/00	237	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	475
2000/01	229	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	469
2001/02	212	216	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	428
2002/03	209	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	424
2003/04	205	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	429
2004/05	209	210	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	419
2005/06	235	226	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	461
2006/07	256	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	490
2007/08	286	284	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	570
2008/09	333	321	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	654
2009/10	343	341	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	684
2010/11	380	351	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	731
2011/12	369	367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	736
2012/13	378	370	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	748
2013/14	383	373	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	756
2014/15	374	383	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	757
2015/16	362	394	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	756
2016/17	367	387	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	754
2017/18	367	388	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	755
2018/19	380	395	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	775
2019/20	390	382	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	772
2020/21	395	387	93	88	93	93	93	107	111	92	782
2021/22	398	379	84	97	90	91	91	90	106	117	777
2022/23	413	365	80	98	97	104	89	90	101	108	778
2023/24	397	356	80	81	97	96	103	87	96	101	753
2024/25	385	352	76	92	80	97	99	102	86	97	737
2025/26 (preliminary)	384	343	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	727