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ST CLARES NS

Roll number: 19983B Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan

School details

Address: Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan (A82XN67)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0498544908
Principal: Karl McCartin
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: N
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Cavan County Council
School patron: Bishop of Kilmore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Ballyjamesduff

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: 263 in 2006/07 → 345, +82 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2019/20: 450 in 2018/19 → 432, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 2nd Class in 2024/25 (47 → 67, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 1st Class in 2024/25 (67 → 44, -23).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2022/23 (37 → 45, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: SI → 1st in 2021/22 (40 → 37, -3).
Overall: 133 (1993/94) → 422 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 289.

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	40	58	45.2	5
Senior Infants	40	62	45.4	5
1st Class	37	67	50.4	5
2nd Class	45	67	53.2	5
3rd Class	45	60	52.0	5
4th Class	47	60	55.0	5
5th Class	56	60	57.6	5
6th Class	55	64	59.6	5
Total	107	450	301.2	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 40

SI 2021/22 43

1st 2022/23 48

-1

2nd 2023/24 47

3rd 2024/25 49

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 58

SI 2022/23 62

1st 2023/24 67

2nd 2024/25 67

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 42

-1

SI 2023/24 41

1st 2024/25 44

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 43

-2

SI 2024/25 41

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 43

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	73	60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	133
1994/95	68	59	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	127
1995/96	66	62	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
1996/97	64	67	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	131
1997/98	54	69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	123
1998/99	52	66	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	118
1999/00	42	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	107
2000/01	46	70	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	116
2001/02	51	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	128
2002/03	55	79	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	134
2003/04	56	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	136
2004/05	73	84	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	157
2005/06	97	103	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	200
2006/07	130	133	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	263
2007/08	183	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	345
2008/09	193	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	373
2009/10	204	177	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381
2010/11	195	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	374
2011/12	210	188	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	398
2012/13	211	197	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
2013/14	222	212	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	434
2014/15	217	230	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	447
2015/16	209	234	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	443
2016/17	204	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	448
2017/18	204	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2018/19	212	238	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
2019/20	197	235	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	432
2020/21	194	227	40	40	56	54	53	56	56	60	421
2021/22	193	224	58	43	37	53	53	52	57	59	417
2022/23	208	231	42	62	48	45	60	60	56	60	439
2023/24	210	219	43	41	67	47	45	60	59	55	429
2024/25	208	219	43	41	44	67	49	47	60	64	427
2025/26 (preliminary)	198	224	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	422