If there are more applicants than places then the following criteria will be applied in the order set down below, firstly to applicants for whom Limavady High School is the nearest suitable school, then to other applicants.  Priority in the application of these criteria will be given to children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form/Transfer Form.

The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by post-primary schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any school nominated on the applicant’s Transfer Form.

1            Pupils who are transferring from the school’s traditional contributory primary schools, i.e.

Ballykelly                       Drumane                       Hezlett, Castlerock

Bellarena                     Drumachose                   Limavady Central

Cumber Claudy                    Eglinton                        Roe Valley Integrated PS

2            Those pupils who have a family connection with the school:

(a)         Pupils who have a brother/sister enrolled at the school on the date of transfer;

(b)         Pupils whose brother/sister attended the school;

(c)         Pupils whose mother/father attended the school.

The three family connections above will be applied in the order set down.

3            Other pupils:

(a)         Eldest child in family;

(b)         First application received from a family with no previous connection with the school.

The two family connections above will be applied in the order set down.

4            Other pupils:

The Board of Governors has drawn up the criteria and delegates to the Headmaster and Leadership Team the task of applying the criteria in the first instance, subject to the final approval of the Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors, consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT/GUARDIAN TO PROVIDE ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE TRANSFER FORM

The same criteria are applied to those seeking admission to year 8 after the beginning of the school year.

In the event of over-subscription in the last criterion which can be applied then selection for all places remaining in this category will be on the basis of the initial letter of the surname, in the order set out below:-

W P L C T G K V M H F Q R S X I B O U E J Y N D Z A

The order was determined by a randomised selection of letters of the alphabet.

In the event of surnames beginning with the same letter the subsequent letters of the surnames will be used in alphabetical order.  In the event of 2 identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

ADMISSION NO:  140                         ENROLMENT:  770                            ROLL:  738