Enrolment/Admissions for 2025-2026
In accordance with the the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 schools may now only enrol students from 1st October of the year students are in 6th Class.
Enrolment is now open - apply here
https://form.jotform.com/242533833648361
The following are the dates applicable for admission to First Year:
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1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission on
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1st October 2024 at 10am
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2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on
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23rd October 2024 at 11.45pm
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3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is
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13th November 2024
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4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is
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14 Days – Thursday 27th November 2024
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Information regarding the commencement of the enrolment procedure will be communicated here on our school website and social media pages on Twitter and Facebook.
Open Evening on Thursday26th September from 7-9pm for 6th Class Students
Application forms will be made available from 1st October to 23rd October at 10am here on our website and may be completed electronically.
Should you be offered a place a more detailed enrolment form will be sent to you.
Further information is available on our Admissions Notice 2025 find the link below.
Relevant sections of our Admissions Policy are below for your information, the full policy is available here:
Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School Admissions Policy
Drogheda ETSS Annual Admissions Notice 2025
First Year
In the event of the number of applications being greater than the number of places available in First Year, the following criteria for allocation of places will be applied in this order:
Priority 1: Applicants who have siblings already enrolled in Drogheda ETSS at the time of application.
Priority 2: Applicants living in the South Section of Drogheda ETSS school planning area, as defined in the attached Department of Education map (Appendix 1).
Priority 3: Applicants living in the Drogheda ETSS school planning area, as defined in the attached Department of Education map (Appendix 2).
Priority 4: Applicants living outside the school planning area of Drogheda ETSS.
Priority 5: All other applicants
Note:
- In the event of applications in any of the above categories being greater than the number of places available, a Lottery will be used to determine the order that these places will be offered.
- The BOM will determine procedures for the conduct of this Lottery.
- All completed application forms must be exhausted before late applications will be considered.
- Multiple births such as twins, triplets, etc will be entered in the lottery as one entry and will be offered a place/placed on the waiting list in sequence of alphabetical order of their first name.
Special Class Application:
The special classes provide an education exclusively for students with a definite diagnosis of Autism meeting DSM IV/V or ICD 10 diagnostic criteria and a professional recommendation that they require the support of a special class.
It should be noted that fulfilling the enrolment eligibility does not necessarily guarantee the student a place in the Autism Special Class. The final decision on eligibility rests with the SENO.
The number of students in the class of 2024/2025 is limited to 12 places with no expected places being available.
Applicants must apply to the mainstream school and indicate if they require a place in the special class. A place can only be offered in Teach Solais (Autism special class) if
- a corresponding place also exists in the respective year the student has applied to join.
- confirmation of eligibility is received from the SENO.