1_Registration Form (New Applicants)

Step 1: Registration Form (New Applicants)

The School Year 2026/2027

Please note that supporting documents are a requirement for your grant application. They will be requested in step 3 of the process.

For the 2026/2027 school year you will be assessed on your 2024 income.

Do Not Register until you have accepted an offer of a place in an SEC school.
Date issued
Age 24 before this date

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Date
Means Test Grant Calculator 2026/27

The means test calculator must be completed before you can move on to complete the Registration Form. It is a useful tool to estimate the grant that you may be eligible to receive. This calculator is for test purposes only to give you an estimate and is not a guarantee of the grant you may receive. The information you enter into the means test calculator will not be used in the SEC’s calculation of your means test.

For the 2026/27 school year you will be assessed on your households 2024 income.
Your Households After Tax Income in 2024*
After Tax Income + Social Welfare Payments + Any Other Income
Less: Dependent Child Allowance

The SEC applies a deduction to account for the cost of each dependent child in your household who was born after 31st August 2002 i.e is under the age of 24.

Please note: If you have twins, triplets etc. as dependents (they do not need to be grantees) or more than three children attending an SEC school we will be applying a higher dependent child allowance to your means test. You can contact support@secgrant.ie for a manual calculation.
Number of Dependent Children*
Includes infants, school-going, 3rd level
Number at 3rd Level*
How many of your dependent children are attending 3rd level?
less: Rent / Mortgage paid in 2024*
Yearly amount paid in 2024 for the home you live in (Max €40,000)
plus: Liquid Assets value exceeding €80,000 (this is your cash, savings, investments or shares)*
(If your households liquid assets are less than €80,000 then enter 0 here)
plus: The Net Value of any other property your household owns other than your family home or business*
Net Value = (Current Value - Mortgage Balance) - €400,000
Estimated Net Reckonable Income (hide)
Children attending as Day Pupils*
Children attending as Boarders*
Based on the values entered to calculate the Estimated Net Reckonable Income, you would not be eligible for a grant
Value day pupil - Band 1
Value day pupil - Band 2
Value day pupil - Band 3
Value day pupil - Band 4
Value day pupil - Band 5
Value day pupil - Band 6
Value day pupil - Band 7
Value day pupil - Band 8
Value boarder - Band 1
Value boarder - Band 2
Value boarder - Band 3
Value boarder - Band 4
Value boarder - Band 5
Value boarder - Band 6
Value boarder - Band 7
Value boarder - Band 8
Estimated grant based on input above
Check out our website for details on the calculations breakdown. This does not guarantee the grant level that you will receive, more detailed information and supporting material will need to be supplied. Press next if you would like to proceed with the registration.

Please see FAQs for a detailed breakdown of the Registration Form questions.

Reference
Date
Parent/Guardian/Co-habitant 1*
Enter your name
Parent/Guardian/Co-habitant 2*
Type name or 'None'
Address*

Address 1

Address 2

Address 3County

Address 4
Eircode*
County*
Home phone
Mobile phone*
Email*
How many children do you have under the age of 24?*
Include all children and not just the child/children who you are applying for

Do you have any comments regarding your registration? Please let us know here if you have twins, triplets etc. as dependents (they do not need to be grantees) or more than three children attending an SEC school.

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How did you hear about The SEC?*

FamilyFriendChurchSEC SchoolApplied in the pastMagazine advertYou are a previous grantee yourselfOther, please specify

I/We confirm that:*

I/We are the parent(s)/guardian(s) of children of the Protestant community wishing to send them to a secondary school that accords with their religious ethosI/We have answered all questions accurately on the form and understand that the email address for Parent 1 will be used for all communications for application, queries and notificationsI/We confirm that I/we understand and acknowledge that it is necessary for SEC to share my/our personal data (including but not limited to the information provided in the Registration Form and Application Form and/or any other information relevant to the grant) with other bodies (including but not limited to the schools, Department of Education, Revenue Commissioners, and other Government bodies, other charities and/or grant-awarding bodies) for the purposes of processing my/our application, to ensure the applicant is eligible for receipt of a grant, for validation purposes, to prevent and detect fraud, and to ensure the Protestant Block Grant is used effectively to identify necessitous applicants. The full privacy policy of the SEC is available at https://secgrant.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/214-Privacy-Policy.pdf
I confirm I have read and accept the above:*

Parent/Guardian 1
Parent/Guardian 2 (if applicable)
Please verify that you are human*
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