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8 schools in Co. Laois · 2025/26

pupils
954
junior infants
115
in 1 all-Irish school
49 5.1%
class teachers · 1 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
44 +4 since 2015/16
households answered the parent survey
239
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 8 schools with figures for both years had 989 pupils in 2015/16 and have 954 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−3.5%
Over 10 years

2 grew · 4 steady · 2 fell

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Parent survey, 2025

Parents of children at each school, from the Department's Primary School Survey. About these figures

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Class teachers since 2024/25
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  1. S N Naomh Eoin Killenard
    374 pupils −7.0% over 10 years
  2. 108 pupils −9.2% over 10 years
  3. St Josephs National School Borrin-in-Ossory
    95 pupils −2.1% over 10 years
  4. Cluain Eidhneach N S MountrathChurch of Ireland
    89 pupils +18.7% over 10 years
  5. Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2 PortarlingtonChurch of Ireland
    84 pupils −15.2% over 10 years
  6. Abbeyleix STH N S AbbeyleixChurch of Ireland
    84 pupils −14.3% over 10 years
  7. S N Naomh Colmcille Portlaoise
    71 pupils +7.6% over 10 years
  8. Gaelscoil an Tsli Dala An Bealach MórGaelscoilInter-denominational
    49 pupils +48.5% over 10 years
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Distances are straight lines, not travel routes. Pupil numbers and class sizes: Department of Education, 2025/26. Change is over 10 years, since 2015/16. Average class size counts mainstream classes only, and there's one class teacher for each mainstream class. Totals cover every school in the results, not just those shown.

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