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PORTLAW N.S.

Roll number: 19970P Convent Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

School details

Address: Convent Road, Portlaw, Co. Waterford (X91V343)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051387454
Principal: Brian Barron
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: Carrick-on-Suir

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: 195 in 2004/05 → 223, +28 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2021/22: 266 in 2020/21 → 236, -30 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (16 → 31, +15).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2024/25 (41 → 25, -16).
Largest cohort-step gain: JI → SI in 2024/25 (16 → 20, +4).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2021/22 (26 → 24, -2).
Overall: 202 (1993/94) → 214 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 12.

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	31	20.8	5
Senior Infants	18	24	20.8	5
1st Class	18	32	23.0	5
2nd Class	22	33	25.8	5
3rd Class	23	39	28.8	5
4th Class	25	43	33.4	5
5th Class	25	43	35.0	5
6th Class	25	47	38.0	5
Total	184	294	226.1	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 22

-1

SI 2021/22 21

1st 2022/23 21

2nd 2023/24 22

3rd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 19

SI 2022/23 21

1st 2023/24 21

2nd 2024/25 23

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 16

SI 2023/24 18

1st 2024/25 18

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 16

SI 2024/25 20

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 31

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	104	98	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	202
1994/95	104	97	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	201
1995/96	101	94	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
1996/97	98	95	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	193
1997/98	103	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
1998/99	101	83	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
1999/00	100	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2000/01	103	88	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	191
2001/02	100	87	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	187
2002/03	102	86	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	188
2003/04	100	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	184
2004/05	104	91	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	195
2005/06	116	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	223
2006/07	111	107	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	218
2007/08	116	106	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	222
2008/09	117	127	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	244
2009/10	113	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	232
2010/11	116	123	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	239
2011/12	116	130	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	246
2012/13	111	132	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	243
2013/14	114	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2014/15	120	143	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2015/16	122	149	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	271
2016/17	128	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
2017/18	133	159	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2018/19	141	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2019/20	137	139	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	276
2020/21	136	130	22	24	32	26	39	43	33	47	266
2021/22	128	108	19	21	23	33	24	39	43	34	236
2022/23	114	114	16	21	21	25	32	25	39	43	228
2023/24	109	98	16	18	21	22	26	32	25	41	207
2024/25	109	100	31	20	18	23	23	28	35	25	209
2025/26 (preliminary)	111	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	214