2013

 
 

In the event that the total number of First Year applicants exceeds the number of places available, as decided by St David’s Board of Management,  the following Criteria will be applied to determine to whom places will be offered.

Criterion 1.

Applicants, who have a parent/guardian working full-time for at least one year within the school and who apply by the specified date, will be automatically entitled to a place.

These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications together with the relevant fee and all other documentation.

Criterion 2.

Applicants, who at present have a brother or sister attending, or had in the past a brother or sister attending St David’s and who attend a primary school in the Holy Rosary parish namely:

  • Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath
  • Greystones Educate Together
  • St Brigid’s N.S. Greystones
  • St Kevin’s N.S. Greystones
  • St. Laurence’s N.S. Greystones
  • St. Patrick’s N.S. Greystones

All primary schools are listed as per alphabetical order.

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after applying Criterion 2 there are still places remaining, Criterion 3 will be applied to the remaining applicants.

Criterion 3.

Applicants, whose parents/guardians live in the Holy Rosary Parish and  who attend a primary school within that parish as detailed under Criterion 1 above.

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after applying Criterion 3 there are still places remaining, Criterion 4 will be applied to the remaining applicants.

Criterion 4.

Applicants, whose parents/guardians live in the Kilquade Parish and  who attend a primary school within the Holy Rosary Parish (as listed under Criterion 2).

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after applying Criterion 4 there are still places remaining, Criterion 5 will be applied to the remaining applicants.

Criterion 5.

Applicants, whose parents/guardians live in the Kilquade Parish and who attend a primary school within the Kilquade Parish, namely:

  • Delgany N.S.
  • Newtownmountkennedy Primary School
  • St. Anthony’s N.S Kilcoole
  • St. Brigid’s  N.S Kilcoole

All primary schools are listed as per alphabetical order.

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after applying Criterion 5 there are still places remaining, Criterion 6 will be applied to the remaining applicants.

Criterion 6.

Applicants, whose parents/guardians live in the Holy Rosary parish, and  who attend  primary school outside the Holy Rosary and Kilquade Parishes.

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after applying Criterion 6 there are still places remaining, Criterion 7 will be applied to the remaining applicants.

Criterion 7.

If, after applying Criterion 1 through 6, there are still places remaining then the remaining applicants will be considered on a case by case basis and subject to the resources available within the school.

Places will be offered, in order of receipt of completed application form, administration fee and all other documents requested.  These must be received by the closing date specified for receipt of applications.

If, after all the places have been allocated, there are students whose application form and other documentation and relevant fee were on time, such applications will be put on top of the waiting list in the order in which they were received.

LATE APPLICATIONS

Applications received after the closing date, which for 2013/2014 will be Wednesday December 1st at 11:00am, will be considered late applications and will only be dealt with after all the applications received on time have been processed.  If there are places remaining, these will be offered to late applications in the order in which they were received irrespective of criteria.  If there are no places remaining, these late applications will be placed on the waiting list in the order in which they were received.

Parents/ Guardians will be informed by the school whether their son’s / daughter’s application has been successful within 21 days of the closing date of receipt of application form, registration fee and other relevant documentation.

St David’s welcomes applications from students with special educational needs unless the nature and degree of those needs is such that to enrol the student concerned would be inconsistent with both the best interest of the student concerned and the effective provision of education for the other students with whom the student concerned is to be educated.

The Board of Management reserves the right to refuse enrolment to any student in exceptional cases. Such an exceptional case could include the following:

  1. Student has special needs such that, even with additional resources available from the Department of Education and Skills, the school cannot meet such needs and/or provide the student with appropriate education or
  2. In the opinion of the Board of Management, the student poses an unacceptable risk to other students, to school staff, or to school property.

ENROLMENT PROCEDURE

The parent/guardian wishing to have their child considered for a place in St. David’s must send a letter of enquiry. The letter must include:

  • Child’s name
  • Date of birth
  • Name of current primary school
  • Class in that primary school
  • Year for which a place in St David’s is sought
  • Parent/guardian’s name
  • Home address
  • Phone number(s)

The letter of enquiry will be acknowledged by St David’s as soon as possible.

When the child is in 4th class, an application form and other relevant documentation will be forwarded to the parent/guardian at the address provided in the letter of enquiry. This address to be the normal residence of parent/ guardian and student.

The completed application form, any other relevant documentation including the administration fee (as set by the Board of Management), should be returned to the school addressed to the Deputy Principal by the date specified,  and will be numbered in order of receipt of complete applications.

TRANSFER OF STUDENT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL

(a)  The normal year of entry to St. David’s is in 1st Year.  However, sometimes applications are received from parent(s)/guardian(s) of students for a place in a year other than 1st Year.

The school will make every reasonable effort to facilitate a student seeking a transfer to St. David’s.  The Board of Management will decide on an application for admission to any other year other than First Years by applying the following criteria.

The Principal will decide whether or not a transfer:-

  • Can be accommodated within current class size and subject options.
  • Is in agreement with school Admissions Policy.
  • Is of educational benefit to the student.
  • Is accompanied by all relevant information from the previous school i.e. 2 recent reports, a reference from Principal/Deputy Principal and State Examination results (if applicable)
  • Requires a consultation with the Educational Welfare Officer.
  • Is in accordance with the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act (1989).

Where a student is considered for a place, the decision will be taken by the Principal who will consult with the student’s parents/guardians, his/her former school and, if required, the Educational Welfare Officer.  It will also be decided if such a place may be offered immediately or whether it would be better to defer transfer until the beginning of the next academic year.

(b) Re-admission of student, who left St. David’s.

A student who left St. David’s and who then wishes to return to resume his/her studies must follow the same procedure as for “Transfer of Student from another school” above.  Re-entry to St. David’s, for such students, is not automatic.