Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School Application Form 1st Year 2027/2028

Prior to completing the application form, applicants should read the school’s Admission Policy, which is available here.

The information requested on the application form is required in order to process your application for admission to the school.

For admission to the school in September 2027, students must have reached the age of 12 years on January 1st 2028.

Submission of an application form for enrolment is not a guarantee of a place in Stepaside ETSS (see Admissions Policy)

Application forms will be made available and may be completed electronically from 10am on Thursday 01st October 2026.
The closing date for completed application forms is 5pm on Thursday 22nd October 2026.
Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application by email on Thursday 12th November 2026.
Parents/Guardians must respond in writing to confirm an offered place by Thursday 26th November 2026. Failure to do so may result in your child's place being forfeited.

It is the responsibility of Parents/Guardians to inform Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School of any change of address, email address or other relevant information that may occur after submission of this form.

Please take care when filling out this form as offers of places in the school will be based on the information supplied.

Please note that any educational assessments, psychological reports, or other relevant professional reports relating to your child will be required at the time of accepting an offer of a school place.

After submitting the form you will be directed to an acknowledgement page. You will also receive an email receipt to the email address entered on the form. This email address will be our primary contact with you.

The information provided by you will be treated confidentially and processed in line with the school’s Admission Policy. Any personal data provided on this form will be used to (i) identify applicants (ii) process an application in line with the school’s admissions policy (iii) communicate with parents/guardians in respect of an application (iv) notify parents/guardians of the outcome of an application.

The information will be retained for an appropriate period thereafter to address any potential queries arising from the application process or added to the student’s school file in the case of successful applicants.

In accordance with section 66(6) of the Education Act 1998, as amended, personal data relating to applications for admission may be shared with the board of management of another school or the patron in order to facilitate the efficient admission of students. This information may include the date on which an application was received by the school, the date on which an offer was made and the date on which an offer was accepted. Personal information concerning applicants may also be shared, including their name, address, date of birth and PPS number. Further information on the handling of your personal data, including how to exercise your rights under GDPR, is set out in the school’s Data Protection Policy, which is available here.

Section A Student Information

Student Name

First NameMiddle NameLast Name

PPSN

Gender

Date of Birth

DayMonthYear

Country of birth

Current Primary School

Other Schools Attended

Name of sibling(s) currently attending SETSS (if applicable)

Full Name

Name of other schools applied for

Section B Parent/Guardian Information

Parent 1 / Guardian 1 Name

First NameLast Name

Parent 1 / Guardian 1 E-mail

example@example.com

Parent 1 / Guardian 1 Mobile Phone Number (Irish number required)

Country code Phone No (no spaces)

Parent 1 / Guardian 1 Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

TownEircode

Relationship to student

Parent 2 / Guardian 2 Name

First NameLast Name

Parent 2 / Guardian 2 E-mail

example@example.com

Parent 2 / Guardian 2 Mobile Phone Number (Irish number required)

Country code Phone No (no spaces)

Parent 2 / Guardian 2 Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

TownEircode

Relationship to student

Section C Education Details

Irish is a compulsory subject for all students. Is the student currently studying Irish?.

If the answer is 'No', please upload a copy of your child's current Irish Exemption certificate

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What languages have been studied in previous schools? And for how many years

What language is spoken at home?

Has the student had a psychological assessment?

Has the student previously been granted resource teaching hours or learning support?

Has the student had the services of a Special Needs Assistant (SNA)?

If the answer to any of the above is ‘Yes’ please provide details:

Do you intend to make an application to the special class, An Croí, the class for autistic students? The Letter of Eligibility issued by the NCSE will be required when you are accepting a place at SETSS

Have you read and accepted our admissions policy?

I understand, in submitting this form, that this information may be made available to the Department of Education and Skills (DES) in order to plan for school development.

I hereby authorise SETSS to contact and request the relevant school(s) release any Educational Reports and IEPs/PLPs held in respect of my child.

Please provide a household utility bill with Eircode, as proof of address

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Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School

Study of Irish

Other languages

Access to Resource/Learning Support Hours (Please tick relevant box)