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GAELSCOIL OSRAI

Roll number: 19856R Loch Buí, Cill Chainnigh

School details

Address: Loch Buí, Cill Chainnigh (R95AT85)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0567765697
Principal: SEAN O HARGAIN
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: All subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
School patron: Bishop of Ossory
School type: Ordinary
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Kilkenny

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: 2005/06: 365 in 2004/05 → 403, +38 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2011/12: 458 in 2010/11 → 441, -17 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2021/22 (49 → 60, +11).
Largest single-class decrease: Senior Infants in 2021/22 (72 → 53, -19).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2021/22 (52 → 61, +9).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (72 → 59, -13).
Overall: 321 (1993/94) → 438 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 117.

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	52	56	53.8	5
Senior Infants	52	72	57.6	5
1st Class	52	59	55.4	5
2nd Class	52	61	56.4	5
3rd Class	53	63	56.8	5
4th Class	53	62	58.2	5
5th Class	49	62	56.0	5
6th Class	49	60	54.0	5
Total	278	465	394.6	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 52

SI 2021/22 53

1st 2022/23 56

-2

2nd 2023/24 54

-1

3rd 2024/25 53

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 54

SI 2022/23 54

-1

1st 2023/24 53

-1

2nd 2024/25 52

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 56

SI 2023/24 57

1st 2024/25 57

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 53

-1

SI 2024/25 52

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 54

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	152	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
1994/95	143	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	309
1995/96	144	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	308
1996/97	134	164	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	298
1997/98	136	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	301
1998/99	133	163	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	296
1999/00	126	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2000/01	127	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	278
2001/02	131	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	286
2002/03	146	169	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2003/04	160	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
2004/05	166	199	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	365
2005/06	181	222	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	403
2006/07	200	232	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2007/08	215	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	439
2008/09	235	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	465
2009/10	227	236	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	463
2010/11	218	240	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	458
2011/12	202	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	441
2012/13	217	231	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
2013/14	220	213	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2014/15	218	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2015/16	225	211	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	436
2016/17	212	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	433
2017/18	222	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
2018/19	233	221	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
2019/20	244	215	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	459
2020/21	235	216	52	72	52	56	55	62	49	53	451
2021/22	229	215	54	53	59	61	53	55	60	49	444
2022/23	233	223	56	54	56	59	63	53	55	60	456
2023/24	232	216	53	57	53	54	60	62	54	55	448
2024/25	231	211	54	52	57	52	53	59	62	53	442
2025/26 (preliminary)	231	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	438