Enrolment has started

Yesterday, 1st February, we sent our first round of offers for places in Junior Infants 2021. While the email of offer was welcome news for some, there were many disappointed by the email letting them know that their child remains on the waiting list. We hope to outline the process here so that those who are disappointed can understand the process. 

In late 2019, we were instructed to stop taking pre-enrolments for future years on 31st January 2020. In line with new national legislation, our new admissions policy was created in 2020.

The school has no autonomy over who is placed where on the list. We must follow our policy, which follows national legislation. School admission is a formal process protected by law and exceptions cannot be made.

There are 10 categories for admission, outlined below. Children are listed in order of categories and within each category according to the policy. Places are offered in order of this list.
1. Old policy, category 1

• Application received by 31/1/2020
• Has a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age by 31/3/2021
• 22 children in this category
• Children listed in order of pre-enrolment date

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2. Old policy, category 2

• Application received by 31/1/2020
• Does not have a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age by 31/3/2021
• 84 children in this category
• Children listed in order of pre-enrolment date

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3. Old policy, category 3

• Application received by 31/1/2020
• Has a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age between 1/4/2021 and 30/6/2021
• 5 children in this category
• Children listed in order of pre-enrolment date

4. Old policy, category 4

• Application received by 31/1/2020
• Does not have a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age between 1/4/2021 and 30/6/2021
• 14 children in this category
• Children listed in order of pre-enrolment date

5. New policy, category 1

• Application received by 31/1/2021
• Has a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age by 31/3/2021
• 4 children in this category
• Children listed in order of date of birth, oldest first

6. New policy, category 2

• Application received by 31/1/2021
• Does not have a sibling in the school
• Turned 4 years of age by 31/12/2020
• 30 children in this category
• Children listed in order of date of birth, oldest first

7. New policy, category 3

• Application received by 31/1/2021
• Does not have a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age between 1/1/2021 and 31/3/2021
• 10 children in this category
• Children listed in order of date of birth, oldest first

8. New policy, category 4

• Application received by 31/1/2021
• Has a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age between 1/4/2021 and 30/6/2021
• 1 child in this category
• Children listed in order of date of birth, oldest first

9. New policy, category 5

• Application received by 31/1/2021
• Does not have a sibling in the school
• Will turn 4 years of age between 1/4/2021 and 30/6/2021
• 6 children in this category
• Children listed in order of date of birth, oldest first

10. Late applications

• Application received after 31/1/2021
• 1 child in this category
• Children listed in order of pre-enrolment date

There are 50 places available in Junior Infants.
In the first round of offers, 99 children were offered places, as follows:

• 22 children in Category 1
• 77 children in Category 2

This means that we currently have 83 children on the waiting list for places in Junior Infants 2021:

• 7 children in Category 2
• 5 children in Category 3
• 14 children in Category 4
• 4 children in Category 5
• 30 children in Category 6
• 10 children in Category 7
• 1 child in Category 8
• 6 children in Category 9
• 1 child in Category 10

Following the deadline of 8/2/2021 for those offered places in Round 1, we hope to be in a position to move further down the waiting list. Parents may like to consider Rathcoole ETNS or Scoil Aoife CNS.

​If you believe that your child has been placed in the wrong category, please contact us immediately so that we can work together to rectify that.