Sacred Heart School
Scoil an Chroà Ró-Naofa
ADMISSIONS
A copy of the school's Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admissions for the academic year of 2024/2025 can be found here:
These can also be made available to you by emailing secretary@sruleenns.com or by calling into the office.
Part 1 - Admissions to the 2025/2026 School Year
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Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/2026
The following are the dates applicable for admissions to New Junior Infants
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The school will commence acceptation applications for admission on 13th January 2025 @9:00
The school will cease acceptation applications for admission on 24th January 2025 @15:00
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 31st January 2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 7th February 2025
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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 2025/2026
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school's Special Class which caters for children with ASD.
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The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on a continuous application process
The school will cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on N/A
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is June 2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 1 week after offer
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*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn*
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Number of place been made available in 2025/2026
The number of place being made available in Junior Infants: 60
The number of place being made available in the special class* catering for children with ASD: 3 (Already Allocated)
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Part 2 - Admissions to the 2024/2025 School Year
In respect of the 2024/2025 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 78.
Breakdown of places allocated for the 2024/2025 school year:
Number of place available: 60
Number of applications received: 78
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Number of offers made and accepted under each criteria:
Criterion One: Application living in the Catchment Area/Sibling - 54 places offered (50 accepted)
Criterion Two: Applicants from outside the area: 6 places offered (5 accepted)
Total number of offers made: 60
Total number on waiting list: 18
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned: 0