During the admissions procedure when applying the criteria punctual applications will be considered before late applications are considered. The application procedure opens on 10 January 2023 at 12noon (GMT) and an application submitted by the closing date of 27 January 2023 at 12noon (GMT) will be treated as a punctual application. An application received after 12noon (GMT) on 27 January 2023 and up to 4 pm on 31 January 2023 will be treated as a late application, this is also the last date and time for processing a change of preference in exceptional circumstances. After 4 pm on 31 January 2023 no applications will be processed until after the close of procedure on 27 April 2023.
The following criteria will be applied in the order set down by the Board of Governors of St. Teresa’s Primary School in selecting children for admission to P1 in September 2023.
Priority will be given at all times to pupils regarded by the Board of Governors, on the basis of supporting evidence by parents and/or statutory agencies, as having special circumstances (medical, social, security factors).
CRITERION 1 Children of compulsory school age (i.e., children aged 4 years on or before 1 July 2023) who have sisters/brothers/half-sisters/half-brothers, presently enrolled in the school.
CRITERION 2 Children who normally reside in the Parish of St Teresa’s
CRITERION 3 Children of compulsory school age from other areas.
In the event of over-subscription in any one of the criteria, taken in order, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order set down.
(a) children whose parent/guardian is presently a permanent member of teaching/ancillary/auxiliary staff of the school.
(b) children whose parent/guardian, sister/brother, (half-sister/half-brother), are past pupils of the school.
In the event of a tie break situation, priority will be given to children whose home address is the shortest distance, as measured along the public road, from the school – as decided by a digital measurement using ‘RAC Route Finder’.