The application process for P7 children transferring to post primary school in September 2021 has moved
online. You can apply online via the EA website between 12.00 noon on Monday 1 March 2021 and 4 pm
on Tuesday 16 March 2021.
Visit this link to view the admissions criteria for all post primary schools on the EA website as well as a
video and general guidance on the transfer procedure. Further information will be made available in the
coming weeks.
Attached is a copy of an information leaflet, ‘Applying for a Post-Primary School Place’. A plain
text version of the leaflet is currently being translated and it will be available on the EA website early next
week in the following languages: Irish, Polish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Romanian, Arabic and Tetum.
Underneath are, some key messages that are important for parents to be aware of when applying
for a post-primary place.
A ‘Post Primary Application Tutorial Video – Desktop View’ providing a step-by-step guide to the online
application is now available and a mobile phone view will follow shortly. You can access the videos at
https://www.eani.org.uk/school-management/ea-digital-admissions-online-resource-hub/videospresentations
and we would advise parents that these materials are accessible on the EA
website https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions/admissions-videos-and-guidance
Key Messages
It would be greatly appreciated if the following key messages could be communicated:
• The post-primary application will be accessible at www.eani.org.uk/admissions and the application
opening window is between 12 noon on Monday 1 March and 4pm on Tuesday 16 March 2021.
• It is the responsibility of parents to check that all relevant information is included on their child’s
application before submitting the form.
• Digital assistance is available via the Admissions Helpdesk 028 9598 5595 in addition to the user guides
on our website and the guidance leaflet ‘Applying for a Post-Primary School Place’.
• Using the Recite Me tool on the EA website, parents can translate information and access audio
transcripts of admissions criteria and our guidance materials in a range of languages. Parents may watch
our subtitled video in six different languages and access translated versions of the P7 leaflet.
• Parents can check if their child would be eligible for transport assistance to a particular school on the
EA website.
• Parents have the right to express school preferences but no child can be guaranteed a place at any
particular school. More than half of post-primary schools are oversubscribed and not all children who
apply will receive a place at an oversubscribed school. To ensure the best chance of getting their child
into a post-primary school of their choice, it is strongly recommended that at least four schools are
listed in the order of preference and include at least one non-grammar school. Parents can list as many
schools as they wish and in some areas where many of the schools are oversubscribed, it may be wise
to list more than four schools. Up to 12 schools can be listed on the online application.
• It is important that parents find out the following information about the schools they are considering.
This will help them to assess if their child is likely to be offered a place:-
1. the admissions criteria sets out how the school will decide which children will be selected/not
selected if the school is oversubscribed. Parents should think about how well their child meets
the criteria. The admissions criteria for all schools can be found on the EA website. If parents
have questions about what something in a particular school’s criteria means they can contact
the school for clarification.
2. the number of applications the school received in previous years and the number of pupils who
were accepted. This information is included with the school's criteria on the EA website to let
parents know if the school is usually oversubscribed.
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