Admissions Information

Prospective students and parents are invited to complete an online enquiry for admission here:

School places will be allocated in accordance with Villiers School Admissions Policy.

Applications to Form I (Day)

Day student applicants for Form I must apply for a place at Villiers School in conjunction with the Limerick Area Post-Primary Schools’ Common Application System.

The Common Application System for enrolments in 2025 is currently closed.

The Common Application System for enrolments in 2026 is expected to open on 1st October 2025.

Correspondence in relation to Form I admissions, including late applications, should be directed to the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.

Applications to Form I (Boarding)

Applications to Form I for boarding students are welcomed online here:

We are now considering applications for boarding admission to Form I in 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

Learn more about boarding at Villiers here: https://www.villiers-school.com/boarding-school/

Correspondence in relation to Form I admissions should be directed to the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.

Local School Transfers

2025-2026

Expressions of interest for local school transfers in the year 2025-2026 are welcomed online here:

The deadline for admissions in 2025-2026 academic year is 30th of May 2025.

Any applications received in full before this deadline will be considered in the context of school places currently available. In the event that there are no school places available, applicants may be waitlisted.
Final decisions in relation to admission will issue by June 13th 2025.
Early applications may be considered at the discretion of the Head of School.
Late applications will only be considered if there is availability.
Please note that a waitlist may be in place for several programmes and/or years of study.

To discuss, please contact the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.

Family Relocations / International Enrolments

Expressions of interest for relocations and/or international enrolments are welcomed online here:

For international applicants, early application is recommended.

The final deadline for applications is 30th of May 2025, for consideration for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Any applications received in full before this deadline will be considered in the context of school places available. In the event that there are no school places available, applicants may be waitlisted.
Final decisions in relation to admission will issue by June 13th 2025.
Please note, a waiting list may be in place for some programmes and/or years of study.

For relocations, late applications will be considered in the context of school places available.

Correspondence in relation to relocations and international enrolments should be directed to the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.

Early and Late Applications

Early and late applications will be considered in the context of school places available, and at the discretion of the Head of School.

Please note, a waiting list may be in place for some programmes and/or years of study.

It is not possible to consider early or late applications for day places in Form I. Form I applicants for day places in Villiers School must apply in accordance with the Common Application System key dates (above).

Contact Us

Correspondence should be directed to the Admissions & Communications Manager, Susan Peña, by telephone +353 61 451447 or by email admissions@villiers-school.com.

Grant Information

The Secondary Education Committee (SEC) offers assistance by way of grants to parents of the Protestant community, who wish to send their children to a secondary school of their own faith tradition within the Republic of Ireland. More information is available here.

Admissions Policy & Annual Admissions Notice

Addendum to School’s Admission Policy & Admissions Notice 2025/2026

There are 17 post-primary schools participating in the Limerick Area post-primary schools’ Common Application System (CAS). This system is supported by participating post-primary schools, the Limerick Principals and Deputy Principals Association (LPDPA), feeder primary schools, the Department of Education and by limerick Education Support Centre which provides the Common Application System with administrative support.

On January 9th 2025, a meeting of Principals and Deputy Principals was convened virtually through Limerick Education Support Centre. At this meeting the closing date for receipt of applications was discussed in light of the adverse weather conditions and resultant school closures.
It was unanimously agreed to extend the closing date for receipt of applications to Monday 20th January 2025 at 12:30pm. As a result of this extension, a new timetable was agreed as follows:

AMENDED DATES:

Monday 20th January 2025 at 12:30pm – Amended closing date and time for receipt of Common Application System application forms.
Tuesday 4th February – Participating schools to issue letter of offer.
Wednesday 12th February – Date by which offers are to be accepted/refused.