We look forward to welcoming applications for September 2025.
If your child is starting pre-school or primary school in September 2025, you can apply online. Please note that places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis and applications will only be considered after the closing date. Admissions process for September 2025 opens in January 2025.
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Thursday 5 December 2024
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Admissions criteria for Primary schools published on the EA website.
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Friday 10 January 2025 – at 12 noon
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EA Connect opens for online applications for Primary 1.
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Friday 24 January 2025 – at 12 noon
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EA Connect closes for online applications for Primary 1.
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Wednesday 29 January 2025 – by 4pm
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Deadline for submitting verification/supporting documents via EA Connect. Final date for late paper applications.
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Wednesday 9 April 2025
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Parents/carers will receive application outcomes via email (where one is held) or by letter.
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Any child who reaches their 4th birthday on or before 1st July 2025 is of Compulsory School Age. Under the School Age (NI) Act which became law in Northern Ireland in April 2022, 'compulsory school age' also includes those children who deferred comencing Primary 1 in September 2024 as defined by the new School Age (NI) Act (both groups to be treated equally).
