Scoil Chaitríona

New School Admissions legislation was signed into law by the Minister for Education and Skills in October and further amendments were made in February. Based on this legislation, a new admissions policy was ratified by our Board of Management on April 30th.

Any applications for 2021/2022 made prior to the new legislation will be honoured.

Annual Admission Statement

Application and Decision Dates for admission to Scoil Chaitríona Baggot Street for September. The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

To apply for a place for your child in Scoil Chaitríona Baggot Street in any class from Junior Infants to 6th class, please fill out our Application for Enrolment Form. You can post, hand-deliver or email the completed form to us. Once we receive your application, we will confirm this as soon as possible. If you have any questions before you apply for a place in our school, please feel free to contact us. Either our principal, Siobhán Weekes, or our school secretary, Méabh Barron, will be in touch as soon as possible.

Before you apply

Sanctioned by our Board of Management, our Enrolment Policy reflects our welcoming, inclusive and caring ethos. Our Boards asks that before you apply for a place in our school, you understand and accept the following:

• Only the parent(s) or legal guardians of the child named can apply for a place for a child in our school.
• All applications must be fully completed (where possible) and signed by a parent or legal guardian.
• The receipt of a fully completed (where possible) application for enrolment form does not guarantee that the child named will be offered a place in the requested class in our school.
• We operate under the Patronage of the Archbishop of Dublin and we are a Catholic school. Children and families other faiths and beliefs are welcomed and included in our school.
• We welcome children from the local parish and children who live elsewhere.
• The child must be at least 4 years of age on September 1st for the year he or she is due to start in Junior Infants. For example, the child starting in Junior Infants on 1st September must be 4 years of age on or before 1st September.
• For applications to classes other than Junior Infants, the offer of a place is based on current enrolment in that class at the time of application and the sanction of the Board of Management.
• For applications to classes other than Junior Infants, the most recent school report/reports from the child's current school must be included.
• If your child has a diagnosed condition or special education need, the relevant reports must be attached to the application.
• All children must be fully toilet-trained before starting school in Scoil Chaitríona Baggot Street. If a child has a diagnosed condition or special education need which requires support, the relevant report/s must be attached to the application.
• Where necessary, our school may operate a waiting-list system. This is cleared by September 15th of the new school year. We endeavour to keep all parents or legal guardians as accurately informed as possible about the child's place on any such list.
• Upon application of a place in any class in our school, it is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian to inform our school of any change of address, telephone number or other relevant details or circumstances in writing.
• Parents or legal guardians who do not respond to the offer of a place in our school by the stated date will lose the offered place.