Application for Admission to Cairdeas (Special Class for Deaf Children) School Year 2025 – 2026

Please note that this form is for application purposes only. The information provided will be used to allocate Junior Infant places in accordance with the School’s Admission Policy/Annual Admission Notice which can be viewed at www.geashillns.ie. Please complete all sections of the form.

General Information on Child

First Name: *

Surname: *

DOB: *

Gender: *

PPS Number: *

Home Address: *

Eircode: *

Siblings in the school: *

Further details only appear if you select 'Yes'

General Information on Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Parent/Guardian 1

Name: *

Parent/Guardian 1

Address (if different from child’s):

Parent/Guardian 1

Eircode:

Parent/Guardian 1

Mobile No: *

Parent/Guardian 1

Email Address: *

Parent/Guardian 1

Parent/Guardian 2

Name:

Parent/Guardian 2

Address (if different from child’s):

Parent/Guardian 2

Eircode:

Parent/Guardian 2

Mobile No:

Parent/Guardian 2

Email Address:

Parent/Guardian 2

This Application MUST be accompanied by your child's ORIGINAL birth certificate.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

You can upload a photo/pdf of a birth certificate. Allowed formats: .jpg and .pdf. Max file size: 4MB

Declaration

I/We being the Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of the applicant do hereby confirm that the above information is true and accurate and I/we consent to its use as described.

Parent/Guardian’s Signature 1: *

You can use your finger or a digital Pen on touch screens and a Mouse on non-touch screens.

Date: *

Parent/Guardian 1

Parent/Guardian’s Signature 2:

You can use your finger or a digital Pen on touch screens and a Mouse on non-touch screens.

Date:

Parent/Guardian 2

Data Privacy Statement

The information provided on this form will be used by Geashill NS to apply the selection criteria for enrolment in the Special Class for Deaf Children, and to allocate school places in accordance with the School’s Admission Policy and the School’s Annual Admission Notice. Should your child or young person be placed on a waiting list for a place, their personal data may be shared with the National Council for Special Education for the purposes of planning for the provision of special education placements.

Where a pupil is admitted to the school, the information will be retained on the pupil’s file.
On acceptance of an offer of admission, this information will be entered in the School Administration System, Aladdin, and will be uploaded to the Primary Online Database. The Primary Online Database (POD) is a nationwide individualised database of primary school pupils, hosted by the Department of Education and Skills.

In the event of oversubscription, a waiting list of students whose applications for admission to Geashill NS were unsuccessful due to the school being oversubscribed will be compiled, and will remain valid for the school year in which admission is being sought.

Where a child’s name is placed on a waiting list, and the child is not admitted to the school, the information provided on this form will be retained for the duration of the school year and will be securely destroyed thereafter.

Section 66(6) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 allows for the sharing of certain information between schools in order to facilitate the efficient admission of students. The information which may be provided to a patron or another Board of Management for this purpose may include all or any of the following:

(i) the date on which an application for admission was received by the school.(ii) the date on which an offer of admission was made by the school.
(iii) the date on which an offer of admission was accepted by an applicant.
(iv) a student’s personal details including his or her name, address, date of birth and personal public service number (within the meaning of section 262 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005).

Geashill National School

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Application for Admission to Cairdeas (Special Class for Deaf Children) School Year 2025 – 2026

General Information on Child

General Information on Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Declaration