Admissions
Admissions Criteria for our Nursery Unit
Statutory Criteria
- Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances in their final pre-school year.
- Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances in their final pre-school year
In the event of the Unit being over-subscribed the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order given:
a) Knocknagoney Nursery listed as their first choice
b) Children who have brothers/sisters/half brother or sisters/ other children living permanently at the same address currently attending Knocknagoney Primary School & Nursery
c) Children who live nearest to the school determined by a straight line measurement using the Ordnance Survey website.
Full details are available to view on the EA website.
Admissions Criteria for Primary 1
Priority will be given to children of compulsory school age, (i.e. children aged 4 on or before 1 July preceding the September admission) including those children whose parents deferred their admission to primary school in September 2023 as defined by the new School Age (NI) Act (both groups to be treated equally).
In the event of the school being oversubscribed the Governors will select children for admission to Primary 1 using the admissions criteria set out below. The criteria will be applied in the order in which they are set down.
1 Children who have brothers/sisters, half-brothers/half-sisters or Looked After Children living permanently at the same address currently attending Knocknagoney Primary School (P1-P7).
2 Children who attended the Nursery Unit in the school year 2024-25.
3 Children who live nearest the school. Distance will be determined by a straight line measurement from the front door of the child’s home to the entrance to the school. Measurement will be generated electronically using the Ordnance Survey Measuring tool.
In the event of 2 or more children’s permanent residence being measured equal distance for the final place children will be selected by age with the oldest being selected first.
Full details are available to view on the EA website.
Knocknagoney Primary School and Nursery Unit, Knocknagoney Road, Belfast, County Antrim BT4 2NR Phone: 028 9076 8496