Scoil Muire agus Treasa
Swinford N.S.
ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE
in respect of admissions to the 2026/2027 school year
Admission Policy and Application Form
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2026/27 school year is available as follows: –
To download at: www.swinfordns.com
On request: By emailing swinfordps@gmail.com or writing to: Scoil Muire agus Treasa, Station Road, Swinford, Co. Mayo
PART 1 – Admissions to the 2026/27 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2026/27 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
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The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
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15th January 2026 |
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The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
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13th February 2026 |
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The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
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4th March 2026 |
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The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is |
10 calendar days By 14th March 2026 |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn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 2026/27 school year
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with Autism
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The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on
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15th January 2026 |
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The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on
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13th February 2026 |
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The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is
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4th March 2026 |
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The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is |
10 calendar days By 14th March 2026 |
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
Number of places being made available in 2026/27
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The number of places being made available in junior infants is |
24 |
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The number of places being made available in the special class* catering for children with Autism |
0 |
(*Note: If school has a number of classes that cater for different categories of SEN, details of the numbers of places for each SEN class must be provided)
PART 2 – Admissions to the 2025/26 school year
In respect of 2025/26 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 26.
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Breakdown of places allocated for the 2025/26 school year: |
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Number of places available: |
24 |
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Number of applications received: |
26 |
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Number of Offers made and accepted under each criterion: |
Criterion One: Brothers/sisters of pupils already enrolled- 5 places offered, 5 places accepted
Criterion Two: Applicants whose parent is an employee of the school -0 places offered , 0 places accepted
Criterion Three: Applicants living in the catchment area – 15 places offered, 15 places accepted.
Criterion Four: All other applications. 4 places offered, 4 accepted. |
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Total number of offers made |
24 |
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Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned. |
0 |
