Annual Admissions Notice
O Connell Primary School
An Edmund Rice School
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2020/2021 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2020/2021 is available as follows: –
To download at: www.oconnellprimary.ie
On request: By emailing principal@oconnellprimary.ie or writing to: O Connell Primary, North Richmond Street, Dublin 1.
PART 1 - Admissions to the 2020/2021 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to [insert school year concerned]
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants/First Year (delete as appropriate)
The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
01/10/20
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
31/03/21
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
30/04/21
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
10 Working Days
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
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 2020/2021
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with a diagnosis of Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorder .
The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on
01/10/19
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on
31/03/21
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is
30/04/21
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
10 Working 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*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 2020/2021
The number of places being made available in 2nd Class year is
36
The number of residential places is (boarding schools only)
NA
The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only)
NA
The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with an assessment of Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
1
PART 2 - Admissions to the 2019-2020 school year
In respect of the 2019-2020 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 31 (mainstream)
Breakdown of places allocated for the 20/21 school year:
Number of places available:
36 * (mainstream)
Number of applications received:
31 * (mainstream)
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria:
N/A
Total number of offers made
31
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned.
none
*We will to the best of our ability adhere to the above dates in relation to admissions. They may however at times need to be changed if events occur beyond our control such as school closures on the advice of the government.