St. Mary's Academy ERS

 

 

 

ENROLMENT AND ADMISSIONS POLICY
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY C.B.S. CARLOW.

St. Mary's Academy is an all- boys school with a Christian Brothers Ethos. The capacity of the school is approximately 520 students. Our policy is to enhance the educational growth of our students in their intellectual, spiritual, social, artistic, moral and sporting development. The policy is implemented within the context of our Mission Statement:

To create a Christian, caring community of learning in which each member
is encouraged to recognize and develop his/her talents and abilities to the full;
is respected as a unique human being; and
enjoys a sense of confidence and belonging

Students with special needs are catered for insofar as school resources, supported by the Department of Education and Science, will allow.

The following will apply to applicants:

· Before any student is enrolled the school must be satisfied that his behaviour, attitude and suitability have reached the standards required by St. Mary's Academy, C.B.S., Carlow.
· The school reserves the right to refuse a place to applicants whose behaviour, it considers, would be detrimental to the rights of other children. Attendance at the school is conditional on adherence to the school's Code of Conduct.

Procedure

1. Applications must be returned to St. Mary's Academy before the due date. This date will be published in the prospectus distributed to primary schools and to parents on Open Night, each year.
2. The offer of a place is subject to satisfying the admissions policy outlined above.
3. All students who have accepted a place in St. Mary's Academy will be required to sit an assessment test. Candidates who are not successful in their application will be invited to sit the assessment test should they wish to be placed on a shortlist.
4. Misleading or inaccurate information may result in disqualification of the applicant.
5. All incoming students and their parents/guardians are expected to sign a copy of the school's charter before admission.

If the school is over subscribed the following criteria will be applied in selecting applicants, not necessarily in this order.

· Brothers of students, past or present, and children of school staff, in all but exceptional circumstances
· A number of places will be reserved for children of past pupils
· Special circumstances, to be decided at the discretion of the Principal / Board of Management
· Students from within the traditional catchment area.

If there is still a surplus, having implemented the above criteria, a public lottery for the remaining places will take place in the school.

SENIOR CYCLE

Students must have demonstrated acceptable standards of behaviour and attitude while in Junior Cycle years. When there is a question over the re-enrolment of a student into Senior Cycle the matter will be referred to the Board of Management.

EQUALITY OF ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION

Guided by the principles of the school Mission Statement, St. Mary's Academy will ensure no boy will be refused admission for reasons of religion, ethnicity, special education needs, disability, traveller status, asylum seeker/refugee status, family or social status.

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Entry to programmes such as Transition Year and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme is not automatic. There is an interview for Transition Year and a particular subject combination is required for Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme.