ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2021/2022 school year
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Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2021/22 is available as follows: –
To download here Application formÂ
On request: By emailing divinewordschool@gmail.com or writing to: Divine Word NS School Office, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 D16FF62
Application forms are also available in the school porch
PART 1 – Admissions to the 2021/22 school year
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Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2021/21 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
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| The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
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October 5th |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
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Nov 2nd
Oct 26th-30th half term |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is | Nov 23rd |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is | Dec 10th |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
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Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
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Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to the Divine Word NS
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with [insert details of category/categories of SEN catered for in the class] –
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on
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N/A |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on
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N/A |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is
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N/A |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is | N/A |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
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Number of places being made available in 2021/22
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| The number of places being made available in junior infants is | 56 |
| The number of residential places is (boarding schools only) | N/A |
| The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only) | N/A |
| The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with [insert category or categories of SEN catered for in the special class]Â is | N/A |
(*Note: If school has a number of classes that cater for different categories of SEN, details of the numbers of places for each SEN class must be provided)
PART 2 – Admissions to the 2020/21 school year
In respect of the 2020/ 21school
In respect of 2020/21 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 85
| Breakdown of places allocated for the 2020/21 school year: | |
| Number of places available: | 53 |
| Number of applications received: | 85 |
| Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria: |
Criterion One: Applications with siblings attending the school— 29places offered, 29 places accepted. Criterion Two: from the catchment area of the Parish of Marley Grange—25 places offered,19 Â Â places accepted. Criterion Three: Applications from past Pupils of the Divine Word NS—13 places offered,5places accepted Criterion Four: Applications from outside the catchment area of the Parish of the Divine Word NS- 0 places offered, 0 places accepted |
| Total number of offers made | 53 |
| Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned. | zero |
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