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12 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
2,400
junior infants
143
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 12 gained one · 0 lost one since 2024/25
117 +25 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 12 schools with figures for both years had 2,348 pupils in 2015/16 and have 2,400 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

+2.2%
Over 10 years

5 grew · 5 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

Parents who'd prefer a multi-denominational patron

Parents who'd prefer teaching through Irish

Number of pupils
Change in pupils over 10 years
Average class size
Class teachers
Class teachers since 2024/25
DEIS and islands
  1. Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9Boys
    297 +14.7%
  2. St John the Baptist Boys School CashelBoysDEIS
    268 −3.6%
  3. S N B Togher Cork CorkBoysDEIS
    252 −13.1%
  4. S N N Maolmhaodhagh B DundalkBoys
    246 +22.4%
  5. Scoil Iosagain LimerickBoysDEIS
    222 +1.4%
  6. S N Muire an Port Mor WaterfordBoys
    212 −1.4%
  7. Scoil na mBraithre TipperaryBoysDEIS
    199 +7.0%
  8. Mountmellick Boys N S MountmellickBoysDEIS
    187 −31.2%
  9. Rathdrum Boys N S RathdrumBoysDEIS
    172 +25.5%
  10. Scoil Naomh Seosamh DungarvanBoysDEIS
    151 +24.8%
  11. Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. Dublin 7BoysDEIS
    126 −5.3%
  12. St John the Baptist Boys N S LimerickBoysDEIS
    68 +83.8%
School Pupils Since 2015/16 Since 2005/06 Average class Class teacherschange on 2024/25 Junior infants Multi-denominationalparents who'd prefer Through Irishparents who'd prefer
Scoil an Leinbh Iosa Boys Seniors Dublin 9 · Roll 17318C Boys 297
+14.7%
+22.7%
21.9 +113 0 29% 8%
St John the Baptist Boys School Cashel, Co. Tipperary · Roll 20155R BoysDEIS 268
−3.6%
+38.1%
19.7 +213 24 33% 12%
S N B Togher Cork Cork · Roll 13980L BoysDEIS 252
−13.1%
−15.4%
17.1 +114 34 44% 11%
S N N Maolmhaodhagh B Dundalk, Co. Louth · Roll 18504E Boys 246
+22.4%
+24.9%
24.6 +110 0 36% 11%
Scoil Iosagain Limerick · Roll 16910F BoysDEIS 222
+1.4%
−11.6%
17.5 +112 0 34% 8%
S N Muire an Port Mor Waterford · Roll 18235D Boys 212
−1.4%
+35.0%
23.6 +19 24 32% 8%
Scoil na mBraithre Tipperary · Roll 17276M BoysDEIS 199
+7.0%
−16.4%
22.1 +19 0 48% 8%
Mountmellick Boys N S Mountmellick, Co. Laois · Roll 16070K BoysDEIS 187
−31.2%
−25.8%
15.9 +111 19 35% 15%
Rathdrum Boys N S Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow · Roll 17265H BoysDEIS 172
+25.5%
+29.3%
23.7 +17 16 43% 10%
Scoil Naomh Seosamh Dungarvan, Co. Waterford · Roll 16732H BoysDEIS 151
+24.8%
−4.4%
18.9 +18 0 42% 8%
Fionnbarra Naofa B.N.S. Dublin 7 · Roll 17464N BoysDEIS 126
−5.3%
+8.6%
16.3 +17 26 14% 14%
St John the Baptist Boys N S Limerick · Roll 16715H BoysDEIS 68
+83.8%
+33.3%
14.5 +14 0 62% 8%
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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.