Making an application for Junior Infants for September 2026

Before making an application for a place in Junior Infants in our school, parents should print the school's admission policy and the school's Code of Behaviour available below. It is important to understand that our school is often oversubscribed and places are allocated in line with the criteria set out in our admission's policy. To make an application parents/guardians should download and complete the application form for junior infants or click on the link below to make an application via our online pre-enrolment form.

All sections on the application form must be completed and the form signed, indicating that you have read, understood and accept the school's Code of Behaviour. The application should be forwarded to the school attaching an original birth certificate and a recent utility bill (within 3 months) in the parent/guardians name as proof of address. Failure to fully complete the application form or to include the requested documentation will deem the application incomplete and result in the application being returned.

Monday 6th October 2025 is the first date on which the school will begin to accept applications for admission for September 2026. No applications for junior infants will be accepted prior to this date and any received will be returned. Please ensure that you use the correct form when making an application. The closing date for Junior Infant applications is Friday 24th October 2025.

Application Forms will be available from October 6th
Please download all three forms when making an application or use the link to use our online pre-enrolment form

School application form for 2025-26 Senior Infants to 6th class

Please download the application form and submit to the school or click on our pre-enrolment link to make an online application. 

Junior infant applications should use the junior infant form on the junior infant pag​e

Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal process where a Board of Management, or a person acting on behalf of the Board of Management (normally the school principal) refuses to admit a student to a school, where the decision to refuse admission is due to the school being oversubscribed.

Step 1
If a parent/guardian decides that they wish to appeal or seek a review of the principal's decision to refuse enrolment they must first request a review of the decision by the Board of Management of our school. The request for this review must be made in writing to the school’s Board of Management within 21 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission to the school. This date of decision is the date shown on the correspondence from the school containing the decision to refuse admission. A fully completed request for review form must be completed (available below or from the school office) and addressed to: Chairperson Board of Management, Scoil an Fhraoich Mhóir, The Heath, Portlaoise. R32XW40 or chairperson@theheathns.com.

Your review request to the Board of Management must:
(i) be based on the implementation of the school's admission policy and the content of its annual admission notice, and
(ii) set out the grounds of the request for the review.

The Board of Management will conduct a review of your admission application and no later than 42 calendar days from the date of the decision to refuse admission to the school the Board of management will issue you with either:
(a) a statement confirming that there was no error or failure in its decision to refuse admission, or
(b) a statement confirming that there was an error or failure in its decision and if that error had a material effect on the outcome of your application.
In instances where the board of management issues a statement under (b) above and the failure or error concerned had a material effect on the outcome of the application for admission the board will correct its error or failure by admitting the student to the school or, where applicable, special class or if the error or failure related to the ranking order on the waiting list it will adjust the student’s ranking on the waiting list.

Step 2​
Once you have completed the first stage which is the review by the Board of Management you can make an appeal to an independent appeals committee appointed by the Minister for Education. This appeal must be made no later than 63 days from the date of the decision to refuse admission to the school. 
A section 29 appeal can be made online and all supporting documentation uploaded via www.section29appeals.gov.ie/
Alternatively you can download a section 29 appeal form (available below) and send together with all supporting documents by registered post to:
Section 29 Appeals Unit Administration Unit Address: Section 29 Appeals Unit Administration Unit, Friar’s Mill Road, Mullingar , County Westmeath , N91 H30Y