Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 January 2026
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools in County Waterford at the end of each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the way this compares to the national average, in tabular form. [3167/26]
View answer343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size in primary and post-primary schools at the end of each year 2020 to 2025; and the numbers for each county, in tabular form. [3168/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 343 together.
Please find attached requested data.
The data supplied is collated from the 2020 to 2024 Primary Class Size tables published on the DES website and can be found at the link below. We expect to publish class data for the 2025-2026 academic year in June 2026.
www.gov.ie/en/collection/class-size-information-at-individual-primary-school-level/
In post-primary schools pupil enrolments vary by subject and so the concept of average class size does not apply. Furthermore enrolments of pupils per subject is available at a school level only so average class size per subject is not available.
2020 to 2024 Primary Class Size
