Transfers

Before applying for a transfer, please be aware that all transfers are processed according to the CETSS Admissions’ Policy and Annual Admissions’ Statement.

To make an application, to transfer into the school from September 2024, please fill out this form.

Typical scenarios

1. Mid-year transfer applications

If spaces exist, transfer applications made during the school year will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. This applies between 1st September and 30th April. Should insufficient places exist during this time period, additional applications will be placed on a waiting list until 1st May.

Please note: This waiting list expires on the 30th April, as no transfers can be processed in May. If you wish to apply for a place in September, you must re-apply in May (see below).

2. Applications for the following year

If you are applying to transfer into the school, in September of the following school year, you must apply during the ‘transfer application window’ as specified on our admissions policy linked above. Applications received during the window (1st May- 22nd May) will be sorted, according to the priorities, set out in the Admissions’ Policy. Any existing places will be offered and any surplus applications will form a new waiting list, which will replace the one that existed at the end of April.

3. Late applications

‘Late applications’ are applications made after the 22nd May. Should a waiting list exist after the transfer window, these applications will join the list, in the order of their date of application.

4. Applying from abroad

Applications from abroad should apply to their equivalent Irish year group. For advice on the exact equivalence, please email Deputy@cetsl.ie BEFORE applying.

Applications from abroad to visit the school for a year or part of a year should use the same application process mentioned above.

5. Transfer and repeating a year

Applicants who wish to both transfer and to repeat the year should be aware of the DES rules on repeating a year linked here. Applicants are not permitted to apply to CETSS to skip any year-group.