{"id":12695,"date":"2024-01-09T14:44:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwmf.org.uk\/?p=12695"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:44:35","slug":"application-portal-for-pre-school-and-primary-school-places-in-ni-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwmf.org.uk\/application-portal-for-pre-school-and-primary-school-places-in-ni-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Application portal for pre-school and primary school places in NI now open"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE application portal for pre-school and primary school places in Northern Ireland for September 2024 to June 2025 opens today.<\/strong><\/p>\n To assist parents the Education Authority (EA) has issued information on the key dates in the schools and admissions procedure.<\/p>\n Pre-school and primary one applications for school year beginning September 2024 went live today at 12 noon.<\/p>\n The EA’s Pre-School Admissions Guide helps parents understand more about the process and what to expect when applying for a school place for your child.<\/p>\n If your child is born on or between July 2 2020 and July 1 2021 they will be in their final pre-school year (Target Age) for the school year September 2024 to June 2025.<\/p>\n If your child is born on or between April 1 2020 and July 1 2020; OR if your child is born before April 1 2020 but due to be born on or after April 1 2020 if born at term; and you have submitted a request to defer your child from starting primary one in September 2024 you can apply for a pre-school place for September 2024.<\/p>\n If your child is born on or between July 2 2021 and July 1 2022 your child will be underage for the school year September 2024 to June 2025.<\/p>\n If your child is born on or between April 1 2021 and July 1 2021; OR if your child is born before April 1 2021 but due to be born on or after April 1 2021 if born at term; and you have submitted a request to defer your child from starting primary one until September 2026 you can apply for a pre-school (underage) place for September 2024 in a nursery school, primary school nursery unit.<\/p>\n Online applications are now open and will close at noon on Friday January 26 2024.<\/p>\n Before starting your child\u2019s application you should:<\/p>\n Places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. Pre-school providers will not consider applications until after the closing date.<\/p>\n It is important that you:<\/p>\n Children born on or between April 1 2019 and July 1 2019 (inclusive) and children born before April 1 2019 but with a due date on or after April 1 2019 whose parents deferred their admission to primary school in September 2023.<\/p>\n Children born on or between July 2 2019 and July 1 2020 (inclusive).<\/p>\n Children born on or between April 1 2020 and July 1 2020 (inclusive), and children born before April 1 2020 but whose due date was on or after this date may submit a request to defer primary one admission for September 2024. See information on Deferral of School Starting Age<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n Online applications are now open and will close at noon on Friday January 26 2024. An application received after noon on January 26 and by 4pm on January 31 will be treated as a late application.<\/p>\n Before starting your child\u2019s application you should:<\/p>\nHow do I apply?<\/h3>\n
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Primary School Admissions Guide<\/h2>\n
School Age<\/h3>\n
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