St. Colmcille’s Boys’ National School, Chapel Lane, Swords, Co.Dublin K67 WP65

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St Colmcille's BNS

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Annual Admissions Notice 2024

St Colmcille’s Boys’ National School

 

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE

in respect of admissions to the 2025/2026 school year

            

 Admission Policy and Application Forms             

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Forms for Admission for the 2025/2026 school year are available as follows: –

To download at: www.colmcilles.net

On request: By emailing- colmcilles@gmail.com or writing to: St Colmcille’s Boys’ N.S., Chapel Lane, Swords, Co. Dublin K67WP65. Please specify which application form(s) you require:

            (a) Mainstream Classes i.e. Junior Infants - 6th Class 

            (b) Special Class for children with a diagnosis of Autism 

  

PART 1 - Admissions to the 2025/2026 school year

 Application and Decision Dates for admission to Junior Infants

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on  1st October 2024

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 18th December 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 17th  January 2025

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is within 10 working days of the date of the issue of the offer. 

 

  

Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025-2026

There are no vacancies expected in the special class for 2025-2026.  We will accept applications for a waiting list as follows:

The following are the dates applicable for admission to our Autism Class for 2025-2026

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on  1st October 2024

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 18th December 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 17th January 2024

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is within ten working days of the issue of the offer.

There are no vacancies expected in the special class for 2025-2026. 

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn

  

Number of places being made available in 2024/2025

 

The number of places being made available in Junior Infants is

46

The number of places being made available in the special class catering for children with a diagnosis of Autism is

0

 

 PART 2 - Admissions to the 2023 / 2024 school year

In respect of the 2023/2024 school year, the total number of applications for admission to the special class for children with a diagnosis of Autism was: 18

 

Breakdown of places allocated for the 2023/2024 school year:

 

Total number of offers made

0

Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned.

18