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 /2027 is available as follows: –
To download at: www.realtnamarans.ie
On request: By emailing or writing to : The Secretary, Réalt na Mara N.S. Mill St. Dundalk, Co. Louth
PART 1 - Admissions to the 2026/2027 school year
Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2026/2027
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
15th Oct 2025
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
19th Nov 2025
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
26th Nov 2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
03rd Dec 2025
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 2026/2027
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Autism Classes which cater for children with Autism.
The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on
15th Oct 2025
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on
19th Nov 2025
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is
26th Nov 2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
03rd Dec 2025
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn
Number of places being made available in 2026/2027
The number of places being made available in junior infants is
56
The number of places being made available in the Autism class is dependent on the number of pupils leaving in year ending 2025.
1
The Number of places being made available in the Early Intervention class is dependent on the numbers of pupils leaving in year ending 2025.
2
The overall capacity of the school is
473
PART 2 - Admissions to the 2025/2026 school year
In respect of the 2025/2026 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 73
Breakdown of places allocated for the 25/26 school year:
Number of places available:
56
Number of applications received:
73
Number of Offers made and accepted under each criteria:
A description of each criterion used and the number of places offered and accepted under that criterion must be entered here.
Criterion One: Applicants with siblings attending the school – 31 places offered, 31 places accepted.
Criterion Two: Applicants living in the catchment area – 30 places offered, 25 places accepted.
Total number of offers made
61
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned.
0
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