Annual Admissions Notice

for the 2027/2028 school year

Admission Policy and Application Form

A copy of the school's Admission Policy for the year 2027-2028 is available to download here: Admissions Policy

The policy is also available on request by writing to Griffith Barracks Multi-Denominational School, The Old Guardhouse, S.C.R., Dublin 8, or by emailing: office@griffithbarracks.ie

Admissions Forms are completed online only. Admissions Page

PART 1

Application and Decision Dates for admission to GBMDS

for the school year 2027/2028

The following are the dates applicable for admission to Junior Infants:

1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission on:	1^st October at 09:00
2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission on:	31^st October at 23:59
3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is:	Within 3 weeks of the closing date for applications
4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is:	Within one week of the offer being made

Note: Applications made after the enrolment period will be processed as late applications. The school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school's Admissions Policy.

Important: Failure of an applicant to accept an offer within one week of the offer being made may result in the offer being withdrawn.

Other Year Groups Application and Decision Dates

for the school year 2027/2028

The following are the dates applicable for admission to other year groups (Senior Infants to 6^th Class):

1. The school will commence accepting applications for admission to other year groups on:	1^st October at 09:00
2. The school shall cease accepting applications for admission to other year groups on:	31^st October at 23:59
3. The date by which applicants will be notified of the decision on their application is:	As places become available in year groups other than Junior Infants
4. The period within which applicants must confirm acceptance of an offer of admission is:	One full week after the offer

Note: Applications made after 31^st October at 23:59 will be processed as Late Applications. The school will consider and issue decisions on late applications in accordance with the school's admission policy.

Important: Failure of an applicant to accept an offer by one week after the offer has been made may result in the offer being withdrawn.

Information about the number of places that will be available

in the next school year 2027/2028

The number of available places in Junior Infants will be:	50
The number of available places in other year groups will be decided closer to the time or if a place comes up in a particular class.
Senior Infants	To be decided as places become available
1^st Class	To be decided as places become available
2^nd Class	To be decided as places become available
3^rd Class	To be decided as places become available
4^th Class	To be decided as places become available
5^th Class	To be decided as places become available
6^th Class	To be decided as places become available

PART 2

Information regarding the admission process for the Intake Group for Junior Infants/other year group for the 2026/2027 school year

In respect of the 2026-2027 school year, prior to that to which the admission notice applies, the total number of applications for admission received by the school was 265.

Breakdown of places allocated for the 2026/2027 school year:
Number of places available:	53
Number of applications received:	233
Number of offers made and accepted under each criteria:	Number of sibling/children of staff member places offered: 25 Number accepted: 23 Number of all other places offered: 99 Number of places accepted: 30
Total number of offers made	127
Number of names placed on waiting list for the school year concerned.	88