School Information
Applications for the Special Class 23/24 opens on February 20th 2023. For All other Applications/transfers for the school year 2023/2024 Please contact the school directly
Application Form for Junior Infants 2023/2024 – Open From October 1st 2022
St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark Carrigaline, Co. Cork
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2023/2024 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission to the special class for the 2023/2024 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 Please Contact the school if you require an application for Mainstream Junior Infants 23/24
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2023/2024 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission on | 01/10/2022 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on | 28/10/2022 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is | 25/11/2022 |
| 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 2023/2024
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 | 20/02/2023 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on | 16/03/2023 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is | 06/04/2023 |
| 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*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 2022/2023
| The number of places being made available in mainstream junior infants is | 25 |
| 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 2022/2023 school year
| Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Special Class for the 2022/23 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 2022/2023 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 6
| Breakdown of places allocated for the 2022/2023 school year: | |
| Number of places available: | 1 |
| Number of applications received: | 6 |
| Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria: | 1 place offered-1 place accepted 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 | 1 |
| Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned. | 5 |
| Key School Dates 2022/2023 | |
| School opens | Thursday 1st September 2022 |
| Halloween Break | Mon 31st October – Friday 4th November inclusive |
| Christmas Monday 6th February | Thursday 22d Dec – Wednesday 4th January 2023 inclusive. note early closing 12 noon Wednesday 21st December 2022 Bank Holiday |
| February Midterm Break | Monday 21st February – Fri 25th Feb 2022 inclusive |
| St. Patrick’s Day | Thursday 17th March 2022 & Friday 18th March 2022 |
| Easter | Mon 11th April 2022 – Fri 22nd April 2022 inclusive note early closing 12: noon on Fri 8th April |
| May Bank Holiday | Mon 2nd May 2022 |
| June Bank Holiday | Friday 3rd June & Mon 6th June 2022 |
| Last day of school | Tue 28th June 2022 note early closing 12: noon on last day |
St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark Carrigaline, Co. Cork
