Loreto Primary School

Published

Annual Admissions Notice

Admission Policy and Application Form

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2020/21 is available as follows:

On request: By emailing info@loretograngeroad.ie or writing to: Secretary, Loreto Primary School, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Or by calling directly to the school office.

PART 1 – Admissions to the 2021 school year

Application and Decision Dates for admission 2021

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

  • The school will commence accepting applications for admission on 1st October 2020
  • The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on 6th November
  • The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is 27th November
  • The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 4th December

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 ASD Class 2021

The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with ASD

  • The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on 1st October 2020
  • The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on 6th November 2020
  • The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is 27th November provided SENO agrees child meets the criteria
  • The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is 4th December 2020

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn

Number of places being made available in 2021

  • The number of places being made available in junior infants/first year is 52
  • The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with ASD 0 at present
  • Loreto Primary School, Rathfarnham, has made offers of school placement which have been accepted prior to the commencement of Section 62 of the Education (Admission to Schools) 2018 on 1 February 2020, the number of those places offered and accepted due to deferring a place from this year’s list (2020) for Junior Infants is: 4