Admissions Criteria for Primary 1 - September 2024

If the school is oversubscribed pupils will be admitted according to the following criteria, applied to children of compulsory school age in the order set down:

1. Children who, at the date of their application, are the eldest child of the family currently enrolled in the school.

A child of the family includes:

- a child born to a married couple or to a couple in a civil partnership

- a child born to a co-habiting couple

- a child born to a single parent

- a child of either/any of those people by a previous marriage, civil partnership or relationship

- an adopted or fostered child

2. Children who, at the date of their application, are the eldest child of the family to be eligible to apply for admission to the school.

A letter of verification will need to be uploaded to the portal at the time of application.  This letter should be a letter from a member of clergy, solicitor or public servant such as a Health or Education professional directly involved with the family.

3. Children who currently attend Carr Pre School.

4. Children for whom Carr Primary School is the nearest suitable controlled Primary School to the child's normal place of residence.  This will be measured using Google Maps.

5. In the event of a tie break situation:

(i) selection for all remaining places will be on the basis of the initial letter of the surname as per the birth certificate, in the order set out below:

Q, N, T, K, U, A, V, Z, O, P, C, G, F, S, I, M, J, X, Y, D, B, E, R, W, L, H

(ii) where this is not sufficient, children will be admitted by age (eldest to youngest, in years and months) as per the date on the Birth Certificate.