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St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark Carrigaline, Co. Cork
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2024/2025 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2024/2025 school year is available as follows: –
To download at: www.stmarysnscarrigaline.ie
On request: By emailing carrigalinens@eircom.net or writing to the school office.
PART 1 – Admissions to the Junior Infant Mainstream Class
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2024/2025 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants – for all other admissions/transfers please contact the school.
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission on | 01/10/2023 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on | 27/10/2023 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is | 24/11/2023 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is | Within 7 days of offer of place |
Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark Carrigaline, Co. Cork for the school year 2024/2025
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on | 19/02/2024 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on | 15/03/2024 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is | 05/04/2024 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is | Within 7 days of offer of place |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 mainstream junior infants is | 24 |
| The number of residential places is (boarding schools only) | 0 |
| The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only) | 0 |
| The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder is | 2 |
(*Note: If school has a number of classes that cater for different categories of SEN, details of the numbers of places for each SEN class must be provided)
PART 2 – Admissions to the 2023/2024 school year
| Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Special Class for the 2023/24 school year |
(This section should only be completed if your school intake group/ special class was oversubscribed in the previous school year)
In respect of the 2023/2024 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 11
| Breakdown of places allocated for the 2023/2024 school year: | |
| Number of places available: | 3 |
| Number of applications received: | 11 |
| Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria: | 3 place offered-2 place accepted 2 Pupils with an ASD diagnosis and who meet the terms of the Admission Policy. 1 Pupil currently enrolled in the School with an ASD diagnosis and who meet the terms of the Admission Policy |
| Total number of offers made | 3 |
| Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned. | 8 |
