Admissions Policy
Within 21 days of the closing date for the receipt of completed application forms, the Principal will inform Parents/Guardians whether or not they are being offered a place for their daughter(s).
Acceptance of a place will be secured on receipt of a non-refundable deposit within 7 days of the offer of a place being made. Places not accepted within the prescribed time-frame and in accordance with the prescribed conditions will be deemed to have been rejected and will be allocated to the next pupil on the waiting list.
In the event that a place or places become available through unforeseen circumstances, the place will be offered to Parents/Guardians in accordance with the procedures and in the order outlined above. Such an offer is likely to be made outside the 21 days prescribed by the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) who have accepted places for their daughter(s) will be invited to one further meeting before their daughter(s) become students in the College. This meeting will provide all relevant information regarding entry into First Year.
The waiting list for any particular year will be closed no later than September 30th of the year of entry. No further vacancies which may arise will be offered after that date for that year. (See transfer of Students below)
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
On application, the College must be made aware of special educational
needs of the student in order to ascertain if the education, which the
College can offer, would be suitable for her. If a particular child
has special educational needs which are outside what the College can
provide, even with additional resources which may be provided by the
DES, then the Board of Management reserves the right to refuse to enrol
such a student.
TRANSFER OF STUDENTS
In the case of students seeking to transfer to this College from
another post-primary school or seeking readmission, the following
procedures apply:
Parents/Guardians who request a place for their daughter(s) in a class in which a place may be available will be interviewed by the Principal who may be accompanied by the Deputy Principal or a member of the teaching staff. Parents/Guardians will be requested to complete an application form.
All relevant data – attendance, school records (as per the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000) concerning the applicant will be sought by the Principal from the Principal of the school which the applicant is attending or has most recently attended.
The reason for the proposed transfer will be discussed with the Parents/Guardians and the student, as appropriate.
Transfer to the school will be on the basis that such transfer would be in the best interest of the student concerned, given curricular provision, subject choices, facilities available at the time, and any other relevant factors affecting the educational benefits to the applicant and the likely impact on students already in the school.
A decision about the transfer of the student to this College will be conveyed to the parents/Guardians within 21 days of the interview referred to above on condition that all the required data has been received by the Principal.