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Mullingar Educate Together NS

Roll number: 20188J Rathgowan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

School details

Address: Rathgowan, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath (N91N722)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0449348005
Principal: Róisín Nic Tighearnáin
Ethos: Multi Denominational
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
School patron: Educate Together
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Mullingar

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: 2009/10: 210 in 2008/09 → 297, +87 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 2016/17: 430 in 2015/16 → 409, -21 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2023/24 (39 → 59, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2023/24 (44 → 21, -23).
Largest cohort-step gain: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (51 → 59, +8).
Largest cohort-step loss: 3rd → 4th in 2021/22 (42 → 39, -3).
Overall: 24 (2004/05) → 381 (2025/26 (preliminary)), 357.

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	21	44	36.0	5
Senior Infants	24	47	39.2	5
1st Class	40	48	43.4	5
2nd Class	43	48	45.2	5
3rd Class	42	54	47.4	5
4th Class	39	56	48.2	5
5th Class	39	59	49.4	5
6th Class	42	58	50.8	5
Total	24	430	331.0	22

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 43

SI 2021/22 44

1st 2022/23 44

-1

2nd 2023/24 43

3rd 2024/25 44

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 38

SI 2022/23 38

1st 2023/24 40

2nd 2024/25 43

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 44

-1

SI 2023/24 43

1st 2024/25 43

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 21

SI 2024/25 24

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 34

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
2004/05	12	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	24
2005/06	25	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	60
2006/07	49	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	120
2007/08	86	93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	179
2008/09	95	115	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	210
2009/10	140	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2010/11	164	182	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	346
2011/12	170	202	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	372
2012/13	183	243	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2013/14	175	251	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	426
2014/15	186	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2015/16	184	246	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	430
2016/17	165	244	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	409
2017/18	174	239	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	413
2018/19	175	233	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	408
2019/20	181	225	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	406
2020/21	182	220	43	47	42	48	42	46	54	50	402
2021/22	179	214	38	44	48	44	51	39	47	53	393
2022/23	179	212	44	38	44	48	46	51	39	51	391
2023/24	174	207	21	43	40	43	54	49	59	42	381
2024/25	175	204	34	24	43	43	44	56	48	58	379
2025/26 (preliminary)	177	204	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	381