ADMISSIONS LIST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PLACES IN THE SCHOOL IN 2024/25 NOW OPEN
The admissions window for school places in all classes for the 2024/25 school year opened on 1st October 2023 and closes on 31st October 2023 at 11.59pm.
The lotteries for all incoming classes in 2024 will take place on Tuesday 14th November and we will notify entrants of their number drawn by email on or before Monday 20th November. Late Applications will be accepted until the end of September 2024.
Please read our Admission Policy as well as the notice below for full information.
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LINK TO ADMISSIONS FORM FOR 2024/25 ENROLMENTS
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ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE FOR THE 2024/25 SCHOOL YEAR
A copy of the school’s Admission Policy for the year 2024-2025 is available to download here Admission Policy
or on request by writing to Griffith Barracks Multi-Denominational School, The Old Guardhouse, S.C.R., Dublin 8, D08 KVY4 or emailing: office@griffithbarracks.ie
Admissions Forms are completed online only on this page from 1st October 2023 when the link becomes available.
Application and Decision Dates for admission to GBMDS for the school year 2024/2025
The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants
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1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission on:
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1st October at 00:01
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2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on:
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31st October at 23:59
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3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is:
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Within 3 weeks of the closing date for applications
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4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is:
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Within one week of the offer being made
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Note: applications made after the enrolment period will be processed as late applications, the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Failure of an applicant to accept an offer within one week of the offer being made may result in the offer being withdrawn.
Other Year Groups Application and Decision Dates for the school year 2024/2025
The following are the dates applicable for admission to other year groups (Senior Infants to 6th Class)
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1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission to other year groups on
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1st October at 00:01
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2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to other year groups on
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31st October at 23:59
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3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
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As places become available
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4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
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One full week after the offer
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Note: applications made after 31st October at 23:59 will be processed as Late Applications. The school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.
Failure of an applicant to accept an offer by one week after the offer has been made may result in the offer being withdrawn.
Information about the number of places that will be available in the next school year 2024 - 2025
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The number of available places in Junior Infants will be:
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54
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The number of available places in other year groups will be decided closer to the time or if a place comes up in a particular class.
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Senior Infants
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To be decided as places become available
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1st Class
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To be decided as places become available
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2nd Class
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To be decided as places become available
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3rd Class
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To be decided as places become available
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4th Class
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To be decided as places become available
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5th Class
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To be decided as places become available
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6th Class
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To be decided as places become available
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Our Admissions Policy reflects the School Admissions Act 2018. Every school in the country has now adapted their enrolment policy to ensure it is easier for parents to apply to all primary schools funded by the state. To fully comply with the Act, we have put the following changes in places:
The main changes are:
- The enrolment window for Junior Infants and older classes is now from 1st October to 31st October for children wishing to start in the school the following September. All the local Educate Together schools will use this window to make it easier and more transparent across the system. You will also be able to apply to the school after 31st October but will be placed behind those who have applied within the enrolment window.
- There will be a lottery for places in the older classes also.
- Applications can now be taken right up to the start of the school year and the admissions year runs from October every year in a 12 month process.
- Schools will now be able to share information with each other to ensure that people are not accepting places in multiple schools. This can have implications for staffing levels in schools if students do not turn up on the first day in September. It also speeds up the process for parents.
- If you had made an application prior to 2017 under the Enrolment Policy that was in place then, you will be added to the lottery.
Please read the policy for further information. Admission Policy