Annual Admission Notice in respect of Admissions to the 2025/2026 school year
PART 1 – Admissions to Wicklow Educate Together National School
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/2026 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants:
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission on: | Wednesday 9th October 2024 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on: | 2pm on Wednesday 6th November 2024 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is: | Friday 15th November 2024 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is: | Within 5 working days of the offer being made * |
* Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 2025/2026
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with an ASD (autism diagnosis):
| The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on: | Wednesday 9th October 2024 |
| The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on: | 2pm on Wednesday 6th November 2024 |
| The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is: | Friday 15th November 2024 |
| The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is: | Within 5 working days of the offer being made * |
* Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
Number of places being made available in 2025/2026
| The number of places being made available in junior infants is: | 46 |
| The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with an ASD (autism) diagnosis is: | 0 |
PART 2 – Admissions to the 2024/2025 school year
Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Junior Infants/Special Class for the 2024/2025 school year
In respect of the 2024/2025 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 104 (Mainstream) and 10 (ASD)
Breakdown of places allocated for the 2024/2025 school year:
| Number of places available: | 45 (Mainstream) and 1 (ASD) |
| Number of applications received: | 104 (Mainstream) and 10 (ASD) |
| Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria: | 45 (Mainstream) and 1 (ASD) |
| Total number of offers made: | 92 (Mainstream) and 1 ASD |
| Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned. | 12 (Mainstream) and 9 (ASD) |