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ABBEYCARTON NS

Roll number: 19809I Bishop Street, Elphin, Co. Roscommon

School details

Address: Bishop Street, Elphin, Co. Roscommon (F45V302)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0719635385
Principal: John O'Dowd
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Roscommon County Council
School patron: Bishop of Elphin
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Elphin

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: 2007/08: 144 in 2006/07 → 157, +13 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2025/26 (preliminary): 161 in 2024/25 → 138, -23 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 6th Class in 2021/22 (18 → 32, +14).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2022/23 (32 → 20, -12).
Largest cohort-step gain: 2nd → 3rd in 2022/23 (20 → 23, +3).
Largest cohort-step loss: JI → SI in 2021/22 (17 → 16, -1).
Overall: 181 (1982/83) → 138 (2025/26 (preliminary)), -43.

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	16	18	17.4	5
Senior Infants	16	20	18.0	5
1st Class	17	22	19.4	5
2nd Class	18	22	20.2	5
3rd Class	15	24	20.2	5
4th Class	15	24	21.0	5
5th Class	14	30	21.8	5
6th Class	14	32	21.6	5
Total	132	188	156.4	35

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 17

-1

SI 2021/22 16

1st 2022/23 17

2nd 2023/24 18

3rd 2024/25 18

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 18

SI 2022/23 18

1st 2023/24 19

2nd 2024/25 20

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 18

SI 2023/24 19

1st 2024/25 21

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 18

-1

SI 2024/25 17

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 16

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
1982/83	95	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	181
1983/84	95	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
1993/94	81	104	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	185
1994/95	81	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
1995/96	84	100	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1996/97	81	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	173
1997/98	75	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	163
1998/99	68	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
1999/00	74	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	150
2000/01	62	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2001/02	61	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
2002/03	67	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138
2003/04	69	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	147
2004/05	69	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	151
2005/06	61	78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	139
2006/07	62	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	144
2007/08	67	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2008/09	74	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2009/10	74	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	161
2010/11	70	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2011/12	74	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	146
2012/13	74	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2013/14	78	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
2014/15	85	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2015/16	88	72	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	160
2016/17	87	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	153
2017/18	88	61	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	149
2018/19	86	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	156
2019/20	81	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
2020/21	82	78	17	20	18	22	15	20	30	18	160
2021/22	87	79	18	16	22	20	24	15	19	32	166
2022/23	79	76	18	18	17	21	23	24	14	20	155
2023/24	75	81	18	19	19	18	21	23	24	14	156
2024/25	74	87	16	17	21	20	18	23	22	24	161
2025/26 (preliminary)	61	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	138