Applications to 1st Year 2025
Applications for 1st year starting in 2025 will open on Oct 1st at 10am and will close on Oct 22nd at 10am.
Any applications after this date and time are deemed LATE.
Requirements on application.
- Your child must be currently in 6th class to make an application.
- Your child's PPS number.
- Current primary school information.
- Current address.
If you are applying for twins/triplets please phone us in advance of applying.
The link below will be live from Oct 1st at 10am
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
If you have any question please email us at applications@swordscc.ie ONLY
Transfers 1st-6th Year Academic Year 2024/25
To apply to our transfer list for 2024/25 please click HERE
Click on Select Group/transfers and choose the year you wish to apply to.
If you have already created an account from a previous application please log back into that account to make your new application or to add another child.
You do not need to make a new account.
These lists expire when the academic year ends, a repeat application must be made after this period if you have not been offered a place. Applications do not roll over into the next academic year.
Please find Board of Management Review Form, Admissions Notice, Admissions Policy and other FAQs below:
All section 29 appeals can be submitted online to the Department of Education Section 29 website https://www.section29appeals.gov.ie/
Oversubscription
As the refusal to enrol is due to the school being oversubscribed, you may appeal this decision under section 29(1)(c)(i) of the Education Act 1998, as amended. In the first instance you must request a review by the board of management of the decision to refuse admission. This must be requested within 21 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission to the school. A board of management request form (BOMR1) is available at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/8248c-appeals-in-relation-to-refusal-to-admit-a-student-due-to-a-school-being-oversubscribed/#how-to-seek-a-review-by-the-board-of-management. You can proceed to submit a section 29 appeal once you have received the outcome of the review by the board of management or once 42 calendar days have passed since the decision to refuse admission was made (whichever of these is the earliest). A section 29 appeal form can be downloaded at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/8248c-appeals-in-relation-to-refusal-to-admit-a-student-due-to-a-school-being-oversubscribed/#how-to-appeal-if-a-child-has-been-refused-admission-because-the-school-is-full. Alternatively you can submit your appeal online and upload the required documentation at https://www.section29appeals.gov.ie/. A section 29 appeal must be made no later than 63 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission.
Reasons other than oversubscription
As the refusal to enrol is for a reason other than the school being oversubscribed, you may appeal the decision under section 29(1)(c)(ii) of the Education Act 1998, as amended. You may choose to request a review by the board of management of the decision to refuse admission. You are not obliged to, but if you choose to request a review you must request it within 21 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission to the school. A board of management request form (BOMR1) is available at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/8248c-appeals-in-relation-to-refusal-to-admit-a-student-due-to-a-school-being-oversubscribed/#how-to-seek-a-review-by-the-board-of-management. If you do request a review by the board of management, you can proceed to submit a section 29 appeal once you have received the outcome of the review by the board of management or once 42 calendar days have passed since the decision to refuse admission was made (whichever of these is the earliest). A section 29 appeal form can be downloaded at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/31c4f-appeals-in-relation-to-refusal-to-admit-a-student-for-a-reason-other-than-the-school-being-oversubscribed/#how-to-appeal-if-my-child-has-been-refused-admission-and-the-school-has-places-available. Alternatively you can submit your appeal online and upload the required documentation at https://www.section29appeals.gov.ie/. A section 29 appeal must be made no later than 63 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission.
Expulsion
Under 29(1)(a) of the Education Act 1998, as amended you have the right to appeal this decision and can do so by downloading and completing a section 29 appeal form at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/19941-appeals-against-expulsion-or-suspension-for-a-period-or-periods-totaling-not-less-than-20-school-days-in-a-school-year/#how-to-appeal-if-my-child-has-been-expelled-from-school. Alternatively you can submit your appeal online and upload the required documentation at https://www.section29appeals.gov.ie/. A section 29 appeal must be made no later than 42 calendar days from the date of the confirmation to expel by the board of management.
Suspension
Under 29(1)(b) of the Education Act 1998, as amended you have the right to appeal this decision and can do so by downloading and completing a section 29 appeal form at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/19941-appeals-against-expulsion-or-suspension-for-a-period-or-periods-totaling-not-less-than-20-school-days-in-a-school-year/#how-to-appeal-if-my-child-has-been-expelled-from-school. Alternatively you can submit your appeal online and upload the required documentation at https://www.section29appeals.gov.ie/. A section 29 appeal can be made where the board of management suspends a student for a period or periods totalling not less than 20 school days in a school year. The section 29 appeal must be made no later than 42 calendar days from the date of the last confirmed suspension.