The School will follow the procedure below in processing the First Year Intake. Places will be allocated in the following order.

1. To Direct Transfer pupils, i.e. those not participating in the Transfer Testing Procedure from contributory primary schools*, irrespective of academic attainment.

2. To Direct Transfer pupils from other primary schools in the catchment area. (Moyle Council District).

3. To those who have participated in the Transfer Testing Procedure (irrespective of attainment level in the Transfer Tests), from contributory primary schools.

4. To those who have participated in the Transfer Testing Procedure (irrespective of attainment level in the Transfer Tests), from primary schools in the catchment area.

5. To Direct Transfer pupils from other primary schools beyond the catchment area.

6. To those who have participated in the Transfer Testing Procedure (irrespective of attainment level in the Transfer Tests), from primary schools beyond the catchment area.

In the event of over-subscription pupils will be admitted in the order of priority above and the following precise criteria will be applied in the implementation of Numbers 3; 4; 5 and 6.

Preference will be given:
(a) To those who have family relationships with the school; siblings, mother, father or cousins (in that order).
(b) To those whose home address is closest to the school as measured by public road/footpath.

Newly arriving pupils in the catchment area who have not attended local primary schools will be considered when applications are received depending on the stage at which the procedure has reached.

Children resident in N. Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected before any child not so resident.

*CONTRIBUTORY PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Armoy Controlled Primary School
Ballycastle Controlled Primary School
Mosside Controlled Primary School
Dunseverick Controlled Primary School
Bushvalley Controlled Primary School
Knockahollet Controlled Primary School

Where the number of applications falls below the permitted number of places they will be accepted by the Principal without reference to the Board of Governors. Where applications exceed available places the allocation may be referred to the Board of Governors for decisions.