Education in Ireland 2024

Documents that schools request • Birth certificate • Baptismal certificate (requested by some schools for purpose of First Communion for example) • School reports (For children who are already in school)

Unable to secure a place close to your home? Applying for financial assistance to meet the costs of travel to and from a school some miles away from home If you end up having to travel a considerable distance to bring your child to school, you may need to consider asking each school between your nearest school and where you eventually choose or end up for a brief note saying that they could not offer you a place because they were full. You may need this if you decide to seek financial support for the additional transport costs from the School Transport Section in the Department of Education and Science. And it would be best to keep a copy of these letters. When you have enrolled your child in a school, you need to write a letter along the following lines:

APPLICATION UNDER SCHOOL TRANSPORT SCHEME

Date

To:

School Transport Section, Department of Education and Science, Portlaoise Road,

Tullamore, Co. Offaly

My child’s name is Date of Birth: Our Address is

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