St Finian’s College 

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE FOR 2022/2023 

Copies of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2022/23 school year are available as follows: –

To download at: www.stfinianscollege.ie

On request: By emailing  openday2021@stfinianscollege.ie or writing to : Principal, St Finian’s College, Old Longford Road, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, N91H593.

1. Application and Decision Dates for admission to 1^st Year for 2022/23

1.	The school will commence accepting applications for admission on	1st   November 2021
2.	The school will cease accepting applications for admission on	22nd   November  2021
3.	Applicants will be notified in writing of the decision on their application by	29th November 2021
4.	Applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission by	Return at enrolment afternoon 1st December or by post before 7th December 2021.

Failure by an applicant to accept an offer by the 7^th December 2021 may result in the offer being withdrawn.

2. Application and Decision Dates for admission to Special Classes St Phyl’s & St Martha’s for 2022/223             

1.	The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on	1st  November 2021
2.	The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on	22nd  November  2021
3.	Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class by	29th  November 2021
4.	Applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission by	Return at enrolment afternoon 1st December or by post before 7th  December 2021.

Failure by an applicant to accept an offer by 7^th December 2021 may result in the offer being withdrawn.

3. Number of places being made available in the 2022/23 school year

The number of places being made available in 1st year is	150
The number of residential places is (boarding schools only)	N/A
The number of non-residential places is (boarding schools only)	N/A
The number of places being made available in the special class catering for students with ASD  is dependent on the number of students leaving the St Phyl’s or St Martha’s	1

4. Number of places in 1^st year for the 2021/22 school year which were offered and accepted before 1 February 2020 

The number of places for 1st year that were offered and accepted prior to the coming into operation of section 62 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 on 1 February 2020 is

150

5. Breakdown of applications in the previous year (only required if the school was oversubscribed in the previous year)

The total number of applications for admission received by the school for admission in 1^st year in the 2021/22 school year was 452.

Breakdown of places allocated for 1st  Year for the 2021/2022 school year:
Number of places available	150
Number of applications received	452
Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1: Music Scholarship: (some were siblings/non priority pupils) Offered :11 Accepted: 9 Criteria 2: Priority places: Siblings of present /past pupils Offered: 113 Accepted: 85 Criteria 3:  Children of present/former employees (some were already siblings of present or former pupils) Accepted: 1  Criteria 4: Children of past pupils  Accepted: 8 Criteria 5: Age Offered: 47 Accepted: 47 Application List remains the waiting list
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned ( as of Jan 2021)	69 boys 151 girls

The total number of applications for admission received by the school for admission in the special class catering for students with ASD in the 2021/22 school year was:

Breakdown of places allocated for Special Class for the 2021-2022 school year:
Number of places available	4
Number of applications received	6
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1: Sibling priority  Accepted: 2 Criteria 2: Special Class to Special Class  Accepted: 1 Criteria 3: Recommendation from Psychologist Accepted: 1
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned	2

The total number of applications for admission received by the school for admission to the residential element of the school for 1^st year in the 2021/22 school year was 0

Breakdown of residential places allocated for 1st year  for the 2021/22 school year:
Number of places available	n/a
Number of applications received	n/a
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1:  Criteria 2:  Criteria 3:
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned	n/a

The total number of applications for admission received by the school for admission as a day pupil of the school for 1^st year in the 2021/22 school year was 150. 

Breakdown of day pupil places allocated for 1st year  for the 2021/22 school year:
Number of places available	n/a
Number of applications received	n/a
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1:  Criteria 2:  Criteria 3:
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned	n/a