• Clonfert College

    Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

  • School Profile

Application Form for Admission 2026/2027

Introduction

Introduction

  • Please read our Admissions Policy prior to application. The purpose of this Application Form is to register your details for consideration of a place in First Year in our school 2026/2027.
  • Please ensure that all sections are complete.
  • Completion of this application does not guarantee admission. The school does not take any responsibility for application forms not received.
  • All of the information that you provide in this application form is taken in good faith. If it is found that any of the information is incorrect, misleading or incomplete, the application may be rendered invalid.
  • Please understand that it is your responsibility to inform the school of any change in contact information or circumstances relating to this application.
  • For information regarding how your data is processed and stored by the school, please go to the school’s Data Protection Policy on the school website.
Data Protection

The personal data required from you on this form is required for the purposes of:

  • Fulfilling our legal obligation to provide an education to students,
  • Student enrolment and student registration,
  • Allocation of teachers and resources to the school,
  • School administration,
  • To fulfil our other legal obligations,
  • To process appeals, resolve disputes and defend litigation etc.

1. You have the following statutory rights that can be exercised at any time:

  • Right to complain to supervisory authority.
  • Right of access.
  • Right to rectification.
  • Right to be forgotten.
  • Right to restrict processing.
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to object and automated decision making/profiling.

For further information please see our Data Protection Policy on our school website. Should you want to discuss anything in regard to Data Protection, please contact the Principal via the school office email.

Please read the Department of Education Youth (DEY) Personal Data Fair Processing Notice here in relation to personal data we are legally obliged to share with DEY

https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/f5adff-fair-processing-notice-to-explain-how-the-personal-data-of-students-/
Applicant Details

APPLICANT DETAILS

Please answer the questions below in relation to the child you are applying for a place at this school.

Parent/Guardian Details

PARENT/GUARDIAN DETAILS

Parent/Guardian 1

Parent/Guardian 2

School correspondence should be addressed to:

School Information

SCHOOL INFORMATION

1. Has the applicant any siblings currently enrolled in Clonfert College?

2. Has the applicant any siblings who previously attended Clonfert College, St. Joseph’s College or Ardscoil Mhuire?

If Yes, please provide siblings Full Names, Years Attended, and Graduation Year

3. Is the applicant’s parent a member of school staff in Clonfert College?

If Yes, please provide details

4. Is the applicant’s parent, a Past pupil of St. Joseph’s College or Ardscoil Mhuire?

If Yes, please provide parent's Name, Years Attended and Graduation Year

5. If applying for the Special Class and your application is unsuccessful due to over-subscription and/or not meeting the criteria, are you likely to seek an alternative place in another school which has place in the Special Class?

Please only answer this question if you are making an application for enrolment into the Special Class

6. Is the applicant currently attending one of the Primary Schools listed below? Please select Yes or No. If Yes, choose the school from the drop-down list provided.

Ardkeenan NS, Camcloon NS, Cappataggle NS, Castlesampson NS, Creagh NS, Eglish NS, Fohenagh NS, Kilglass NS, Killure NS, Lawrencetown NS, Newtown NS, Scoil an Chroí Naofa, Scoil Ui Cheithearnaigh, St Augustine’s NS, St Catherine’s NS, St Ciaran’s NS, St Gabriel’s NS, St Patrick’s NS, St Ronan's NS, The Glebe NS

Current school of the applicant

Special class

  • Moderate General Learning Disability
  • Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders

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Confirmation & Acceptance

CONFIRMATION & ACCEPTANCE

  • I confirm that the Code of Behaviour for the school is acceptable to me as the student’s parent/guardian and I shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by the student if they secure a place in the school.
  • I confirm that all of the information supplied in this Application Form is complete and correct.
  • I understand that it is my responsibility to inform the school of any change in contact information or circumstances relating to this application.
Parent/Guardian 1 Sign above
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