Schools
Every primary and post-primary school in Ireland: 3,788 schools and 965,253 pupils, with this year's enrolment and the change on last year. From the Department of Education's school census.
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965,253 pupils in 3,788 schools this year, against 965,229 last year (+0.0%, same schools).
By county →1,025 pupils, Kildare Town.
See the school →1,546 pupils, Gorey.
See the school →+42.7% in a year, to 294 pupils (Dublin).
See the school →Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí: 9% of schools.
By county →of 3,067 mainstream primary schools, mostly rural.
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By county
| County | Schools | Primary | Post-primary | Pupils | Change | Irish-medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 642 | 459 | 183 | 240,260 | -0.2% | 54 |
| Cork | 420 | 335 | 85 | 109,310 | -0.2% | 45 |
| Galway | 261 | 217 | 44 | 52,758 | +1.0% | 57 |
| Kildare | 130 | 101 | 29 | 51,823 | -0.0% | 11 |
| Meath | 137 | 113 | 24 | 44,259 | +0.4% | 10 |
| Limerick | 161 | 133 | 28 | 39,732 | -0.3% | 9 |
| Tipperary | 181 | 151 | 30 | 34,094 | +0.7% | 9 |
| Donegal | 198 | 171 | 27 | 33,851 | -0.2% | 47 |
| Wexford | 123 | 100 | 23 | 32,519 | -0.4% | 4 |
| Louth | 87 | 69 | 18 | 31,853 | -0.1% | 4 |
| Wicklow | 106 | 82 | 24 | 31,491 | -0.2% | 9 |
| Kerry | 156 | 130 | 26 | 28,166 | -0.9% | 23 |
| Mayo | 177 | 151 | 26 | 26,412 | +0.2% | 21 |
| Waterford | 90 | 73 | 17 | 23,973 | -0.6% | 10 |
| Clare | 125 | 109 | 16 | 22,435 | -1.2% | 5 |
| Westmeath | 86 | 73 | 13 | 20,261 | -0.6% | 4 |
| Kilkenny | 83 | 68 | 15 | 19,340 | +2.5% | 4 |
| Laois | 73 | 63 | 10 | 18,137 | +0.5% | 5 |
| Cavan | 86 | 75 | 11 | 16,540 | -0.5% | 1 |
| Offaly | 78 | 67 | 11 | 16,355 | -0.8% | 4 |
| Monaghan | 74 | 62 | 12 | 14,406 | +0.6% | 7 |
| Carlow | 53 | 42 | 11 | 13,885 | +3.2% | 2 |
| Sligo | 75 | 62 | 13 | 13,542 | +0.7% | 2 |
| Roscommon | 96 | 87 | 9 | 13,124 | +1.0% | 1 |
| Longford | 46 | 37 | 9 | 9,779 | -0.8% | 1 |
| Leitrim | 44 | 37 | 7 | 6,948 | +1.1% | 2 |
Source: Department of Education, Data on Individual Schools (mainstream primary and post-primary), census date 30 September. Special schools are not included. Contact details and principals' names are not shown.