St Finian’s College

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE FOR 2021/22

Copies of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2021/22 school year are available as follows: –

On request: By emailing secretary@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 2021/22

1.	The school will commence accepting applications for admission on	1st October 2020
2.	The school will cease accepting applications for admission on	23rd October 2020
3.	Applicants will be notified in writing of the decision on their application by	28th October 2020
4.	Applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission by	4th & 5th November 2020 at enrolment.

Failure by an applicant to accept an offer by the 5^th November 2020 may result in the offer being withdrawn.

2. Application and Decision Dates for admission to Special Classes St Phyl’s & St Martha’s for 2021/22

1.	The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on	1 October 2020
2.	The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on	23rd October 2020
3.	Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class by	28th October 2020
4.	Applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission by	1st March 2021

3. Number of places being made available in the 2021/22 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 Special Class	1 in St Phyl’s

4. Number of places in 1^st year for the 2020/21 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 2020/21 school year was 492.

Breakdown of places allocated for 1st Year for the 2020/21 school year:
Number of places available	150
Number of applications received	492
Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1: Priority places: Siblings, children of past pupils, children of staff: Offered: 111 Accepted: 83 Criteria 2: Music Scholarship: (some were siblings/non priority pupils) Offered :14 Accepted: 14 Criteria 3: Age Offered: 62 Accepted: 53 Cancellation List: by Feb 1st 2020 14 students cancelled to accept places elsewhere Offered 14 Accepted 14
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned	22 boys 35 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 2020/21 school year was .

Breakdown of places allocated for Special Class for the 2020/21 school year:
Number of places available	2
Number of applications received	9
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria	Criteria 1: Special Class to Special Class both places awarded
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned	7

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 2020/21 school year was 0

Breakdown of residential places allocated for 1st year for the 2020/21 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 2020/21 school year was 150.

Breakdown of day pupil places allocated for 1st year for the 2020/21 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