IMPORTANT NOTICE Commencement of sections of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018
The Minister for Education and Skills wishes to bring to the attention of school authorities the commencement of a number of sections of the above act which will require changes to school admission policies and processes. The new arrangements will apply to school admissions for
the 2021/22 school year and subsequent years.
The new arrangements do not apply for admission to the 2020/21 school year.
The Key Dates are as follows:
- 1 February 2020 – Schools have 3 months from this date to draft their admission policy
- 30 April 2020 – The draft admission policy must be submitted to the patron for approval
by this date - 15 September 2020 – The date by which the admission policy must be fully approved
and returned to the board by the patron - 1 October 2020 – The first day that schools can start accepting applications for the
intake group for the 2021/22 school year
- The Key Documents are:
School Admission Policy
Annual Admission Notice
Application Form for admission to school
For Circular 07/2020, please click here
For FAQ documents, please click here
For DES template admissions policy, please click here
For DES template admissions notice, please click here