Emer Currie
Ceist:145. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68393/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 3 December 2025
Ceisteanna (145)
Freagraí scríofa
In Academic year 2024-25 there were 176 junior infants enrolled in the Castleknock D15 SPA.
Enrolments by standard for academic year 2025-2026 are not available at this time but will be published as part of the final enrolments dataset in June 2026.
My department’s main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available for the relevant year, the student should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a selection process will be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. However, this may result in some students not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice.
In accordance with the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, schools are required to clearly set out their selection criteria in their admission policies. The criteria to be applied by schools and the order of priority are a matter for the schools themselves. It is an important feature of the act that schools can only make a decision on an application for admission that is based on the school’s admission policy.