• Loreto Secondary School

    Granges Road, Kilkenny

  • School Profile

Application Form for Admission 2026/2027

Introduction

Introduction

  • Please read our Admissions Policy prior to application. The purpose of this Application Form is to register your details for consideration of a place in First Year in our school 2026/2027.
  • Please ensure that all sections are complete.
  • Completion of this application does not guarantee admission. The school does not take any responsibility for application forms not received.
  • All of the information that you provide in this application form is taken in good faith. If it is found that any of the information is incorrect, misleading or incomplete, the application may be rendered invalid.
  • Please understand that it is your responsibility to inform the school of any change in contact information or circumstances relating to this application.
  • For information regarding how your data is processed and stored by the school, please go to the school’s Data Protection Policy on the school website.
Data Protection

The personal data required from you on this form is required for the purposes of:

  • Fulfilling our legal obligation to provide an education to students,
  • Student enrolment and student registration,
  • Allocation of teachers and resources to the school,
  • School administration,
  • To fulfil our other legal obligations,
  • To process appeals, resolve disputes and defend litigation etc.

1. You have the following statutory rights that can be exercised at any time:

  • Right to complain to supervisory authority.
  • Right of access.
  • Right to rectification.
  • Right to be forgotten.
  • Right to restrict processing.
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to object and automated decision making/profiling.

For further information please see our Data Protection Policy on our school website. Should you want to discuss anything in regard to Data Protection, please contact the Principal via the school office email.

Please read the Department of Education Youth (DEY) Personal Data Fair Processing Notice here in relation to personal data we are legally obliged to share with DEY

https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/f5adff-fair-processing-notice-to-explain-how-the-personal-data-of-students-/
Applicant Details

APPLICANT DETAILS

Please answer the questions below in relation to the child you are applying for a place at this school.

Parent/Guardian Details

PARENT/GUARDIAN DETAILS

Parent/Guardian 1

Parent/Guardian 2

School correspondence should be addressed to:

School Information

SCHOOL INFORMATION

1. Has the applicant been assessed as having a Moderate General Learning Disability and for whom the psychological report recommends their placement in a special class? If Yes, please provide details in the box below.

Priority given in this category is subject to the overall limit of eight students in the special class. In the event of demand for places in the special class exceeding the number of available places, offers will be made on the basis of the criteria below. Please note also that applicants under this category will also be asked if they wish to be considered for a mainstream place in the event of not securing a place in the special class.

2. Has the applicant been assessed as having a primary diagnosis of Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorder having and for whom the psychological report recommends their placement in a special class? If Yes, please provide details in the box below.

A letter from the NCSE needs to be uploaded later in the application.

3. Has the applicant any siblings who are currently enrolled, or were previously enrolled, in Loreto Secondary School? If Yes, please provide details below.

1. For siblings that are present students in Loreto Kilkenny, please provide the details of the student's full name and their current year group. 2. For siblings that are past student students of Loreto Kilkenny, please provide the details of the student's full name, the year they started in this school, and the year they graduated.

4. Is the applicant the daughter of eligible staff of Loreto Secondary School? If Yes, please provide details of the staff member in the box below.

Staff members will be deemed to be eligible if they are in the employment of the Board of Management on a non-casual basis, during normal school hours, for at least six months, and are reasonably expected to be still employed by the Board of Management at the time their daughter commences in Loreto Secondary School.

5. Is the applicant currently enrolled in sixth class in a primary school within the catchment area of Loreto Secondary School as listed below? If Yes, please select the school from the drop-down list below.

• (St. Canice’s N.S), • (St. John of God N.S.), • (St. John’s Senior School), • (Presentation Primary School), • (Kilkenny Model School), • (Kilkenny School Project), • (Gaelscoil Osraí), • (Special Schools, Kilkenny City) • (Johnswell N.S.), • (St. Aidan’s N.S Kilmanagh), • (Ballyragget N.S.), • (Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Colmain Clara), • (Conahy N.S.), • (Clinstown N.S.), • (Lisnafunchin N.S.), • (Burnchurch N.S.), • (Church Hill N.S.), • (Danesfort N.S.), • (St. Lachtain’s N.S.), • (St. Mary’s N.S., Gowran), • (St. Brigid's N.S., Lisdowney), • (Clontubrid N.S., Lisdowney), • (St. Brendan’s N.S., Muckalee), • (Scoil Bhride, Paulstown), • (Scoil Náisiúnta Chiarain Naofa, Stoneyford), • (St. Mary’s N.S., Thomastown), • (Bennettsbridge N.S.), • (Tullaroan N.S.). The list of schools in the catchment area can also be found in an appendix of the Admissions Policy

6. Is the applicant currently enrolled in sixth class in a primary school outside of the catchment area mentioned in the question above? If Yes, please type the name of the school below.

Current school of the applicant

Special class

  • Moderate General Learning Disability
  • Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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Confirmation & Acceptance

CONFIRMATION & ACCEPTANCE

  • I confirm that the Code of Behaviour for the school is acceptable to me as the student’s parent/guardian and I shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by the student if they secure a place in the school.
  • I confirm that all of the information supplied in this Application Form is complete and correct.
  • I understand that it is my responsibility to inform the school of any change in contact information or circumstances relating to this application.
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