St. Laurence's National School

Enrolment Procedure

Applications for Junior Infants Standard are made on a Parish Application Form on a well-advertised date well in advance of each school year. The Application Form is available at the School Office or can be downloaded below. Priority is given to children who are resident within the boundaries of the Parish of Holy Rosary and St Killians. Applications to other Standards should be directly to the School. All prospective pupils and their parents are invited to meet the Principal and Class Teacher before entering the School.

Example

Enrolement for the Junior Infants who will begin school in September 2006 was undertaken during the first two weeks of November 2005). The child’s preference, 1, 2 and 3 for choice of school should be entered on the form. application forms should be completed and returned to the school of first choice on or before the closing date. A copy of the child’s Birth or Baptismal Certificate should accompany the application.

The Board of Management have set the following criteria for enrolment to St. Laurence’s:

1. Children with sisters and brothers currently in attendance.
2. Catholic children resident in the Parish.
3. Catholic children resident outside the Parish.
4. Other children resident inside the Parish.
5. Other children resident outside the Parish.

Other Criteria and Details

Only pupils who have reached the age of 4 years on their first day at school are eligible for enrolment. In the event that applications for enrolment exceed the number of places available in the school, places will be offered to the eldest of the applicants whilst observing the above criteria. Pupils who are not offered a place will receive a notification that their application has been passed on to the school of second and third choice, as necessary. Pupils who have already been in primary education and who wish to transfer to one of the Parish schools should apply directly to any one of the school offices.

All prospective pupils and their parents are invited to meet the Principal and Class Teacher before entering the school.