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The Board of Governors delegates, to the Principal, the responsibility of applying the criteria in the selection of Year 9 - 12 pupils, such selection to be approved by the Board of Governors.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ENTRY OF PUPILS TO YEAR 9 - 12
Where the number of applications for admission to the school exceeds the admission number, the following criteria shall apply in the order set down.
1. A girl who has a sister / *child of the family enrolled at Ashfield Girls’ High School at the time of application. (This information must be indicated on the Transfer Application, noting the name of the sister / *child of the family).
2. A girl who lives closest to the main entrance of the school (Holywood Road), as determined by a straight-line measurement on an Ordnance Survey Map.
* The Department of Education considers that the “child of the family” term covers:
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• a child born to a married couple or to a couple in a civil partnership;
• a child born to a co-habiting couple;
• a child born to a single family;
• a child of either / any of those people by a previous marriage, civil partnership or relationship
• a child living with a couple who has been treated as a “child of the family” whether there is a marriage or a civil partnership or not;
• a child living with an individual, who has been treated as a “child of the family”;
• an adopted or fostered child;
• a situation where for example an orphaned cousin is being brought up with a family or individual.
The child should be a "child of the family" as of the date of application.
In the event that there is a tie and that more than one applicant resides the same distance from the main entrance of the school (Holywood Road), as determined by a straight-line measurement on an Ordnance Survey Map the following tie breaker will be used (Method B followed by Method A – if required).
Applicants will be selected for admission on the basis of the initial letter/s of their surname (as entered on their Birth Certificate) in the order set out below:
R S N B P M A J Z V E G T Mac Q L U X H O D Mc Y W F I C K
In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter, the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames, the alphabetical order of the forenames will be used (to include all letters).
Applicants who remain tied after Method B, will be selected for admission based on their age (eldest being admitted first) as established by date of birth as entered on their Birth Certificate.
- Priority will be given to children resident in Northern Ireland, at the time of application.
- When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will take into
The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any applicant’s Transfer Application.
If the requested evidence is not provided to the Board of Governors by the deadline given, this will result in the withdrawal of an offer of a place. Similarly, if information is supplied which appears to be false or misleading in any material way, the offer of a place will be withdrawn.
On receipt of the application form your child’s name will be automatically added to the waiting list. Please contact the school if you wish your child’s name to be removed from the list.
