Admissions

Applying for a place in Glasnevin NS; 
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The Irish primary school admission process involves submitting an application form directly to schools, usually starting October 1st the year prior to entry, for children aged at least 4 by September of the year they wish to start school. 

This page will be updated yearly to allow parents to apply for a place in Junior Infants in Glasnevin NS.
Please see below for application for school year 2026/27. 
Please check back again after 1st October 2026 to apply for a place in 2027/28 school year. 

If you wish to apply for other class levels please see below for how to apply.

Admission Policy

Our Admission Policy complies with the requirements of the Education Act 1998, the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 and the Equal Status Act 2000. In drafting this policy, the board of management of the school has consulted with school staff, the school patron and with parents of children attending the school.

Please view our admissions policy here;
​ glasnevin_ns_admissions_policy_-_nov_2025.pdf

Apply
​Application Forms for Admission for the 2026/2027 school year and all other classes are available as follows.
Download: The application form is available to download as a word document or PDF by following the links below:
Application Form: application-form-for-admission-gns-.pdf
Email: [email protected], to request an application form. 
Write: Glasnevin National School, Botanic Ave, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 – D09 TW63

Annual Admissions Notice 2026/2027

Please see link below for admission notice 2026/2027;
admissions_notice__2026_-_2027_glasnevin_ns_final__1_.docx