Parish versus address school criteria secondary

Batcheese

My child wants to go to a certain school. We really have a choice of only 2 schools and he really likes this one and his friends are all going there. They have the following admission criteria if oversubscribed which they always are.

1. Siblings of existing pupils

2. Children of staff.

3. Children residing in the local area. By local area we are referring to ... lists a number of towns.

4. Feeder schools.

Typically it's almost filled at criteria 3 with with little spaces left after that.

This is where I'm concerned. Our address is one of the towns in category 3. So eg. Made up.. Grange cross, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Is the address. Mitchelstown being one of towns mentioned so I thought all good. But on the form it asks for parish as well. And technically we are not michelstown parish. We are " tramore" parish. But it doesn't mention parish in criteria so am I right in thinking as we have" mitchelstown" address that is mitchelstown area so we are covered in criteria 3. I did ring the school and ask and admin said they were fairly sure they just go by address and not parish but It wasn't totally convincing. I'm going to be worried about this so thought maybe somebody in the know would have an idea how it usually works? It would make the difference between most probably getting in or probably not getting it and is stressing me. We do everything in " mitchelstown" got married here, school here, our lives are totally based here so it would be annoying to miss out over a technicality of barely being in another parish.

Batcheese

Anyone please I'm so stressed. Even If anyone knows does your home address come before parish which is considered relevant.

Leg End Reject

I saw this thread in the homepage, I'm afraid I can't help but you might get teachers replying if you post here:

https://www.boards.ie/categories/teaching-lecturing

Jim_Hodge

Only the particular school knows what way they treat it.

Batcheese

Thank you. I'll try that.

Batcheese

I thought maybe there was a general way most schools might do it.

csirl

Schools with a designated catchment area usually have a map in their admissions policy.

Batcheese

This one doesn't seem to have that. I have looked. It's really just the understanding am I still considered in the " michelstown " area with that being in my address or will that not matter due to the parish. It doesn't mentioned parish on the criteria only area. But then it asks religion and Parish on the form so they must need it for something.

zg3409

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122735139#Comment_122735139

We had to push schools to get the map before, not on website, not given when asked but probably exists. If it's a former or existing religious school based on a parish then normally parish boundaries apply. As suggested ask admissions for boundary map. There is normally a special person that manages admissions or a team or board. They may not be available when you ring. Often policies are not on the website.