Burncourt NS

ANNUAL ADMISSION NOTICE 2

in respect of admissions to the 2024/2025 school year
Appendix 2 – for new second special class
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Admission Policy and Application Form

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for
2024/2025 is available as follows: –

To download at: www.burncourtnationalschool.com

On request: By writing to Burncourt National School, Burncourt, Cahir, Co. Tipperary

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PART 1 - Admissions to the 2024/2025 school year

Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2024/2025 school year

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on Wednesday

29th November
2023

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on Friday 26th
January 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their Friday 16th
application is February 2024

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer 7 days from
of admission is receipt of letter
of offer

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer
being withdrawn

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 2024/2025
The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which
caters for children with [insert details of category/categories of SEN catered for in the class] -

The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the Tuesday 20th
special class on February 2024

The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the Tuesday 16th
special class on April 2024

The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their Friday 3rd May
application for admission to the special class is 2024

The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer 7 days from
of admission is receipt of letter
of offer
*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer
being withdrawn

Number of places being made available in 2024/2025

The number of places being made available in junior infants is 12

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 6
for children with ASD is

Burncourt NS has made offers of school placement which have been accepted prior to the
commencement of Section 62 of the Education (Admission to Schools) 2018 on 1 February
2020, the number of those places offered and accepted for ASD class intake group for
2024/2025 is: 0
 PART 2 - Admissions to the 2023/2024 school year

In respect of the 2023/2024 school

Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Junior
Infants/Special Class for the 2023 school year
In respect of 2022 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the
school was 10

Breakdown of places allocated for the 2023 school year:

Number of places available: 15
Number of applications received: 14
Number of Offers made and accepted 14 – children living within the parish
under each criteria:
Total number of offers made 14
Number of names placed on waiting list for 0
the school year concerned.

ASD Class
In respect of the 2023/2024 school

In respect of 2023 school year, the total number of applications for admission received by the
school was 0

Breakdown of places allocated for the 2023/24 school year:

Number of places available: 1
Number of applications received: 8
Number of Offers made and accepted 1– as per enrolment policy
under each criteria:
Total number of offers made 1
Number of names placed on waiting list for 7
the school year concerned.