St. Aidan's CBS | Admissions Policy

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Admissions Policy

Eligibility

Having reached the required age: 12, on the 1^st January in the calendar year following the child's entry into First Year
Having completed Sixth class in Primary School
Be willing to accept the school ethos
Be willing, with parents/guardians to accept school Code of Discipline.
Be willing to take an Assessment Test.

Allocation of places is based on:

1. Brothers of present and past pupils
2. Sons of members of teaching staff of St. Aidan's C.B.S.
3. Pupils from the following feeder primary schools in order of priority
- A. Holy Child B.N.S., Larkhill
- B. Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Ballymun Rd.
- C. St. Fiachra's Beaumont
- D. St. Patrick's B.N.S., Drumcondra
4. Pupils living in the Parish of Larkhill/Whitehall not listed above.
5. Pupils from other Primary Schools

The following procedure will be applied in the event of there being more applications than available places:

Places will be offered to those pupils listed in 1 and 2 above and to pupils from the first three feeder schools. Any remaining places will then be offered on a random selection basis to pupils from St. Patrick's B.N.S.

A waiting list will then be compiled. Random selection will be used in establishing this waiting list and if places become available they will be offered to pupils in the following order:

1. Any remaining pupils from St. Patrick's B.N.S.
2. Pupils living in the Larkhill/Whitehall Parish as in No. 4 above.
3. Pupils from other schools

Exceptional cases will be decided at the discretion of the Board of Management

A student who is placed on a waiting list is not in any way gauranteed a place in the school.