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122 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
27,363
junior infants
2,239
in 1 all-Irish school
66 0.2%
class teachers · 12 gained one · 31 lost one since 2024/25
1,234 +37 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16 (about this figure)

The 122 schools with figures for both years had 30,147 pupils in 2015/16 and have 27,363 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−9.2%
Over 10 years

28 grew · 37 steady · 57 fell

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  1. Maynooth B N S MaynoothBoys
    595 pupils +13.3% over 10 years
  2. 581 pupils −29.5% over 10 years
  3. Scoil Phadraig PortarlingtonBoys
    521 pupils +32.6% over 10 years
  4. St Pius X N S Boys Dublin 6Boys
    511 pupils −3.4% over 10 years
  5. Lucan B N S LucanBoys
    501 pupils −0.8% over 10 years
  6. Scoil Padraig Naofa B BlackrockBoys
    499 pupils −22.9% over 10 years
  7. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 pupils −1.2% over 10 years
  8. Scoil Chorbain NaasBoys
    460 pupils +4.1% over 10 years
  9. St Brigids Boys N S Dublin 18Boys
    406 pupils −20.9% over 10 years
  10. Scoil na Croi Naofa Dublin 11Boys
    404 pupils −12.9% over 10 years
  11. 403 pupils +13.8% over 10 years
  12. 398 pupils −0.3% over 10 years
  13. S N Deaglan WaterfordBoys
    396 pupils −9.2% over 10 years
  14. S N Naomh Lorcan StillorganBoys
    390 pupils −12.2% over 10 years
  15. 389 pupils −10.0% over 10 years
  16. Ballyroan B N S Dublin 16Boys
    375 pupils +5.3% over 10 years
  17. S N Realt na Mara (B) MorningtonBoys
    373 pupils −15.8% over 10 years
  18. 370 pupils −3.4% over 10 years
  19. Scoil Mhuire Boys Dublin 14Boys
    367 pupils −19.9% over 10 years
  20. St Stephens N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    363 pupils −14.6% over 10 years
  21. St Josephs Boys N S Dublin 6Boys
    363 pupils −24.5% over 10 years
  22. Scoil Naomh Seosamh Dublin 22Boys
    360 pupils −12.8% over 10 years
  23. Mount Sion CBS N S WaterfordBoysDEIS
    360 pupils +22.0% over 10 years
  24. St Canices B N S Dublin 11BoysDEIS
    355 pupils −17.8% over 10 years
  25. S N Naomh Eoin B BallincolligBoys
    352 pupils −10.7% 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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