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37 schools in Ireland · 2025/26

pupils
9,117
junior infants
696
in all-Irish schools
0
class teachers · 5 gained one · 7 lost one since 2024/25
398 +40 since 2015/16
together since 2015/16

The 37 schools with figures for both years had 9,262 pupils in 2015/16 and have 9,117 now. Schools that have closed, and newer schools, aren’t counted.

−1.6%
Over 10 years

0 grew · 37 steady · 0 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. St Pius X N S Boys Dublin 6Boys
    511 −3.4%
  2. Lucan B N S LucanBoys
    501 −0.8%
  3. St Patricks BNS ClaneBoys
    488 −1.2%
  4. Scoil Chorbain NaasBoys
    460 +4.1%
  5. Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) CorkBoys
    398 −0.3%
  6. S N Deaglan WaterfordBoys
    396 −9.2%
  7. Ballyroan B N S Dublin 16Boys
    375 +5.3%
  8. St Patricks Boys National School DonabateBoys
    370 −3.4%
  9. Scoil Lorcain BNS WaterfordBoysDEIS
    345 −5.0%
  10. S N Bheinn Naofa B DuleekBoysDEIS
    339 −1.7%
  11. S N Padraig Naofa KilkennyBoys
    331 −4.3%
  12. SN Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School Dublin 3Boys
    317 −4.5%
  13. St Peter and Paul ClonmelBoysDEIS
    304 −2.9%
  14. S N Barra Naofa Bhuach CorkBoys
    280 −3.1%
  15. Scoil Chriost Ri B LimerickBoysDEIS
    278 −4.1%
  16. St John the Baptist Boys School CashelBoysDEIS
    268 −3.6%
  17. Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar MonasterevinBoys
    239 +2.6%
  18. Scoil Iosagain LimerickBoysDEIS
    222 +1.4%
  19. SN Cros Tseain CorkBoys
    215 +1.9%
  20. S N Iosef Naofa CorkBoys
    215 +1.4%
  21. S N Naomh Padraig Boys Senior School MallowBoys
    212 +1.0%
  22. S N Muire an Port Mor WaterfordBoys
    212 −1.4%
  23. Scoil na mBraithre TipperaryBoysDEIS
    199 +7.0%
  24. Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach KillarneyBoys
    167 0.0%
  25. Realt na Maidne ListowelBoysDEIS
    166 −5.1%
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
St Pius X N S Boys Dublin 6 · Roll 19177U Boys 511
−3.4%
+8.0%
25.6 20 53 54% 15%
Lucan B N S Lucan, Co. Dublin · Roll 00714P Boys 501
−0.8%
−5.3%
23.6 21 53 35% 13%
St Patricks BNS Clane, Co. Kildare · Roll 19796C Boys 488
−1.2%
+18.4%
25.1 −119 70 52% 13%
Scoil Chorbain Naas, Co. Kildare · Roll 17254C Boys 460
+4.1%
−24.7%
23.0 −120 39 41% 12%
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (Boys) Cork · Roll 20077A Boys 398
−0.3%
+0.5%
24.9 16 47 54% 12%
S N Deaglan Waterford · Roll 16976M Boys 396
−9.2%
−16.6%
24.8 16 30 50% 7%
Ballyroan B N S Dublin 16 · Roll 03359N Boys 375
+5.3%
+42.0%
23.4 16 0 47% 14%
St Patricks Boys National School Donabate, Co. Dublin · Roll 16267G Boys 370
−3.4%
+7.2%
24.3 15 51 52% 10%
Scoil Lorcain BNS Waterford · Roll 18462O BoysDEIS 345
−5.0%
+13.1%
20.1 16 36 40% 5%
S N Bheinn Naofa B Duleek, Co. Meath · Roll 17839H BoysDEIS 339
−1.7%
+52.7%
23.4 −114 27 43% 9%
S N Padraig Naofa Kilkenny · Roll 17854D Boys 331
−4.3%
+0.9%
22.4 −114 32 37% 12%
SN Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School Dublin 3 · Roll 17936F Boys 317
−4.5%
−8.9%
26.4 12 0 60% 16%
St Peter and Paul Clonmel, Co. Tipperary · Roll 16729S BoysDEIS 304
−2.9%
+10.9%
24.8 −112 31 39% 4%
S N Barra Naofa Bhuach Cork · Roll 19231A Boys 280
−3.1%
+9.4%
22.3 12 22 63% 20%
Scoil Chriost Ri B Limerick · Roll 19331E BoysDEIS 278
−4.1%
+2.2%
22.2 12 25 34% 16%
St John the Baptist Boys School Cashel, Co. Tipperary · Roll 20155R BoysDEIS 268
−3.6%
+38.1%
19.7 +213 24 33% 12%
Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Pheadar Monasterevin, Co. Kildare · Roll 16707I Boys 239
+2.6%
+36.6%
26.6 9 0 29% 6%
Scoil Iosagain Limerick · Roll 16910F BoysDEIS 222
+1.4%
−11.6%
17.5 +112 0 34% 8%
SN Cros Tseain Cork · Roll 17363H Boys 215
+1.9%
+60.4%
23.2 9 22 53% 12%
S N Iosef Naofa Cork · Roll 16339F Boys 215
+1.4%
−11.2%
23.2 9 21 37% 9%
S N Naomh Padraig Boys Senior School Mallow, Co. Cork · Roll 17887S Boys 212
+1.0%
+21.1%
25.0 −18 0 38% 4%
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%
Scoil Mhuire na Mainistreach Killarney, Co. Kerry · Roll 18049G Boys 167
0.0%
+42.7%
19.4 8 0 33% 2%
Realt na Maidne Listowel, Co. Kerry · Roll 19846O BoysDEIS 166
−5.1%
−8.3%
21.6 7 17 46% 6%
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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.