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St. Mary's Primary School, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Enrolment

 

St. Mary's Primary School

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE

in respect of admissions to the 2024/2024 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 is available as follows: —

 

To download: 

Admissions form 24.25

Admissions Policy

 

On request: By emailing admin@stmarysmullingar.ie

 

or writing to: St. Mary's Primary School, College Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath N91 HE22

 

PART 1 - Admissions to the 2024/2025 school year

Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2024/2025

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on

Monday 8th

January 2024

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on

Friday 26th

January 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is (Offers sent by post on 1st February 2024

2nd      February

2024

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is

Thursday      8th

February 2024

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. Marys ASD Preschool Classes

The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school's Preschool Special Class which caters for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the class -

Rou No: 183810 1 Registered Charity No: 20137441

The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on

Monday 8th

January 2024

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on

Friday 26th

January 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is

2nd February 2024

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is

Thursday        8th

February 2024

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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

50

The number of residential places is (boarding schools only)

Not

Applicable

The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only)

Not applicable

The number of places being made available in the preschool special class* catering for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder is

9

 

PART 2 - Admissions to the 2023/2024 school year

Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Junior Infants and ASD Preschool Special Class 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 was 80

Breakdown of laces allocated for the 2023/24 school year:

Number of laces available:

50 Junior Infants 13 ASD Preschool Class

Number of a lications received:

80 Junior Infants        15 ASD Preschool Class

Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria:

A description of each criterion used and the number of places offered and accepted under that criterion must be entered here.

Junior Infants

Criterion One: Applicants with siblings attending the school — 26 places offered, 25 places accepted. Criterion One: Applicants living in the catchment area — 40 places offered, 25 places accepted

ASD Preschool Class

Criterion One: Applicants with siblings attending the school — I laces , 1 laces acce ted.

 

Criterions Two: Applicants living in the catchment area -10 places offered — 10 places accepted Criterion Three — Applicants living outside the catchment area — 3 place offered, 3 place accepted.

Total number of offers made

Junior Infants - 66 offers

ASD Preschool class — 13 offers

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

10 placed on waiting list