Annual Admissions Notice for 2025-2026

 

 Admission Policy and Application Form

 A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2025/26 school year is available:

 

• The Admission Policy can be viewed by clicking here

• To pre-enrol/apply for a place in our school please click here

• On request: By emailing info@mpetns.ie or writing to Malahide/Portmarnock ETNS, Malahide Road, Dublin 17.

 

 

PART 1 - Admissions to the 2025/26 school year

 

Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/26

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

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1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 1st October 2024.

2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 30th January 2025.

3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 31st January 2025.

4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 7 days.

 

Note: applications made after the 30th January 2025 will be processed as late applications, the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.

 

Failure of an applicant to accept an offer within the 7 days may result in the offer being withdrawn.

 

• The submission of an application form(s) does not confer a right to enrolment.

• A separate form must be used in respect of each child’s application for enrolment.

 

Other Year Groups Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/26 school year

 

The following are the dates applicable for admission to other year groups (SI to 6th class)

 

1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 1st October 2024.

2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 30th April 2025.

3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 14th May 2025.

4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 7 days.

 

Note: applications made after the 30th April 2025 will be processed as late applications, the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.

 

Failure of an applicant to accept an offer within 7 days may result in the offer being withdrawn.

 

• The submission of an application form(s) does not confer a right to enrolment.

• A separate form must be used in respect of each child’s application for enrolment.

 

Number of places being made available in 2025/26

 

The number of places being made available in junior infants is​ 48.​

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Waiting list in the event of oversubscription

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In the event of there being more applications to the school year concerned than places available in Junior Infants, or other year groups, a waiting list of students whose applications for admission to Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together National School were unsuccessful due to the school being oversubscribed will be compiled and will remain valid for the school year in which admission is being sought.

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Placement on the waiting list of Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together National School is in the order of priority assigned to the students’ applications, after the school has applied the selection criteria in accordance with this admission policy.

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Late applications will be added to the list in date order of when they were received, in accordance with our school’s admissions policy.

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Offers of any subsequent places that become available for and during the school year in relation to which admission is being sought will be made to those students on the waiting list, in accordance with the order of priority in relation to which the students have been placed on the list.

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Waiting lists will expire at the end of each school year.

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