Annual Admission Notice

Lumcloon National School Annual Admission Notice in respect of admissions to the 2025/2026 school year

A copy of the school’s Admission Policy and the Application Form for Admission for the 2025/2026 school year is available as follows: –

or on request: By emailing office@lumcloonns.ie or writing to: Lumcloon National School, Lumcloon, Cloghan, Birr, Co. Offaly R42 Y744

Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2025/2026

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants

The school will commence accepting applications for admission on	01/10/2024
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on	02/05/2025
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is	23/05/2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is	06/06/2025

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn

Note: the school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school’s admission policy.

Special Class Application and Decision Dates for admission to 2024/2025

The following are the dates applicable for admission to the school’s Special Class which caters for children with ASD

The school will commence accepting applications for admission to the special class on	01/10/2024
The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to the special class on	28/02/2025
The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application for admission to the special class is	07/03/2025
The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is	21/03/2025

*Failure to accept an offer within the prescribed period above may result in the offer being withdrawn

The number of places being made available in Junior Infants is	15
The number of places being made available in Le Chéile, our class catering for children with a diagnosis of ASD is	0