Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to Divine Word N.S. for the school year 2026/27
Admissions Notice for Special Class for Children with Autism 2026-27
Enrolment link available here from 1st April 2026
Further details on our admissions policy and other school policies can be found here.
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school's special class which caters for children with autism:
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission to special class on |
1st April 2026 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on |
8th May 2026 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the position on their application for admission to teh special class is |
29th May 2026 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is |
3rd June 2026 |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period will may result in the offer being withdrawn
| Number of places being made available in the special class catering for children with autism in September 2026 |
6 |
Places for Junior Infants 2026-2027 have now been filled.
If you wish for your child to be added to the waiting list, please fill out this form and return it to secretary@divinewordns.ie
For applications for Naíonáin Mhóra to Rang 6, please complete this application form and return it to secretary@divinewordns.ie and you will be added to the waiting list for the class applied for. Should a place become available for your child, we will contact you.
Further details on our admissions policy and other school policies can be found here.
Admissions Notice
Number of places being made available in 2026/27
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The number of places being made available in junior infants is
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56
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The number of residential places is (boarding schools only)
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N/A
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The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only)
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N/A
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The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with Autism is
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TBC
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(*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 2025/26 school year
In respect of 2025/26 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 133.
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Breakdown of places allocated for the 2024/25 school year:
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Number of places available:
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56
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Number of applications received:
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138
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Number of Offers made and accepted under each criterion:
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Criterion One: Children who have siblings attending the school and children in the catchment area.
Places offered : 48 Places accepted: 43
Criterion Two: Children of current staff.
Places offered: 1 Places accepted 0
Criterion Three: Applications from outside the catchment area of the Parish of the Divine Word NS
Places offered: 66 Places accepted: 13
Criterion Four: Late Applications
Places offered: 0 Places accepted: 0
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Total number of offers made
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115
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Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned.
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23
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