Annual Admissions Notice

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE

in respect of admissions to the 2024/2025 school year

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the school year 2024/2025 is available as follows:

Complete online at: www.scoilbhridedonaghmede.ie

On request: by emailing office@scoilbhridejns.com

or by writing to: The Principal, Scoil Bhríde JNS, Grange Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13.

PART 1 – Admissions to the 2024/2025 school year

Application and Decision Dates for admission to Scoil Bhríde for September 2024

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on	Monday 9th October 2023
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on	^{Wednesday 31st January 2024}
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is.	Friday 9th February 2024
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is	10 days

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn.

Note: applications made after 31^st January 2024 will be processed as late applications. 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 2024/2025 School Year

The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Classes which cater for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on	Monday 9th October 2023
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on	Friday 8^th March 2024
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is	Friday 15^th March 2024
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is	10 days

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn.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

The number of places being made available in junior infants	100
The number of places being made available in the special classes catering for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder	3

PART 2 – Admissions to the 2023/2024 school year

Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for our Autism classes for the 2023/2024 school year

In respect of the 2023/2024 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school for our Autism classes was 44.

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

Number of places available:

Number of applications received:

Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria:

Criterion 1: Child in our mainstream school who had a recommendation of an ASD class – one offer, one accepted.

Criterion 3: Brothers and sisters of current or past pupils of Scoil Bhríde or Holy Trinity – three offers, three accepted.

Total number of offers made

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