The information provided on this form will be used by Carrakennedy NS to apply the selection criteria for enrolment in Junior Infants, and to allocate school places in accordance with the School’s Admission Policy and the School’s Annual Admission Notice.

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 Carrakennedy 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 (See Section 13 – or relevant section – School Admission Policy).

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).