Digital Admissions
Admission Open Date: 1st March 2021 at 12 noon
Admission Close Date: 16th March 2021 at 4pm
Notification of Placement: Sat 19th June parents are notified of Post Primary School for September.
https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions/post-primary-admissions-guide
Key Dates
2 February 2021 |
Admissions criteria published for post-primary schools |
1 March 2021 |
Post-primary applications open at 12 noon for parents to make an application for their child |
16 March 2021 |
Post-primary applications closes at 4pm |
March – June 2021 |
Post-primary schools consider applications and apply their admissions criteria to select applicants. EA moves those applications that have not been selected to their next preference school for consideration, through a clearing-house system, until applicants have either been selected by a school or parental preferences exhausted. |
19 June 2021 |
Parents access the outcome of their child’s application via the online portal |
St Brigid's College

St Brigids College
Glengalliagh Road
Derry
BT48 8DU
(028) 7135 1002
info@stbrigidscollegederry.com
http://www.stbrigidscollegederry.com/
https://en-gb.facebook.com/stbrigidscollegederry
https://twitter.com/StBrigidsDerry
Virtual Open Night: Thursday 21st January 7.00pm
St Brigid’s College Admission Criteria:
St Brigid’s College Prospectus:
https://online.fliphtml5.com/mnyen/nztd/#p=1
St Joseph's Boys School

St Joseph's Boys' School
Westway
Creggan Estate
Derry
Northern Ireland
BT48 9NX
028 7126 2923 / 028 7126 2333
info@stjosephs.derry.ni.sch.uk
https://www.stjosephsderry.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/stjosephsderry/
https://twitter.com/StJosephsDerry
​Virtual Open Day: Thursday 14th January 2021 7pm
St Joseph’s Boys School Admission Criteria:
St Joseph’s Boys School Prospectus:
St Mary's College Derry

St Marys College
Admission Criteria:
35 Northland Road
Derry
Northern Ireland
BT48 0AN.
T:(028) 7136 215
https://www.facebook.com/stmarysderry
https://twitter.com/stmarysderry
Our Virtual Open Day: Sat 6th Feb
St Mary’s College Admission Criteria:
St Cecilia's College

St. Cecilia's College
Bligh's Lane
Derry
Northern Ireland
BT48 9PJ
T: 028 7128 1800
F: 028 7128 1802
https://www.stceciliascollege.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stceciliascollegederry/
https://twitter.com/StCeciliasDerry
Virtual Open Day: Available on the school website
Do you have a child with Special Education Needs. Please read the Open Day Letter from Dermot O'Kane Learning Support Co-Ordinator:
http://www.steelstownps.com/cmsfiles/items/downloads/SENOpenDayLetter.pdf
St Cecilia’s College Admission Criteria:
St Cecilia’s College Prospectus:
Thornhill College

Thornhill College
Culmore Road,
Derry, BT48 8JF
T: 028 71355800
F: 028 71353311
info@thornhill.derry.ni.sch.uk
https://www.thornhillcollege.org.uk/
https://twitter.com/thornhillderry
Virtual Open Day: Videos available on the school website
Thornhill College Admission Criteria:
Thornhill College Prospectus:
http://www.greenhawps.co.uk/cmsfiles/items/securedocs/ThornhillProspectus.pdf
Oakgrove Integrated College
Oakgrove Integrated College
Stradreagh
Gransha Park
Derry-Londonderry
BT47 6TG
N. Ireland
Tel: 028 71 860443
Fax: 028 71 860536
info@oakgrovecollege.derry.ni.sch.uk
https://www.oakgrovecollege.com/
https://en-gb.facebook.com/Oakgrove-Integrated-College
https://twitter.com/ointegrated
Virtual Open Day: Videos available on the school social media
Oakgrove Integrated College Admission Criteria:
Oakgrove Integrated College Prospectus:
Lumen Christi College

Lumen Christi College
Bishop Street
Derry
BT48 6UJ
T: +44 (0)28 71362595
F: +44 (0)28 71372544
info@lumenchristi.derry.ni.sch.uk
http://www.lumenchristicollege.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/LumenChristi_NI
Lumen Christi Admission Criteria:
Lumen Christi Prospectus:
http://www.lumenchristicollege.co.uk/Prospectus%202020%20V2/
Foyle College

Foyle College
67 Limavady Road
Londonderry
BT47 6LR
Tel: 02871269321
info@foylecollege.derry.ni.sch.uk
https://www.facebook.com/foylecollege/
https://twitter.com/foyle_college
Virtual Open Evening: Now available on the website
Foyle College Admission Criteria:
Foyle College Prospectus:
St Columb's College

St. Columb's College
Buncrana Road
Derry
BT48 8NH
028 71 285 000
https://www.facebook.com/StColumbsCollegeDerry/
Prospective parents and pupils are invited to ask us anything about College life via this email address:
preadmissions@stcolumbscollege.org
St Columb’s College Admission Criteria:
Lisneal College

Lisneal College
70 Crescent Link,
Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
BT47 5FQ
Tel: (028) 7134 8888
Fax: (028) 7131 0905
info@lisnealcollege.londonderry.ni.sch.uk
https://twitter.com/lisnealcollege
https://www.facebook.com/Lisneal-College
Lisneal College Admission Criteria:
Lisneal College Prospectus:
http://www.greenhawps.co.uk/cmsfiles/items/securedocs/Lisneal-College-Prospectus-2020-FINAL.pdf
St Patrick's and St Brigid's College Claudy

St. Patrick's & St. Brigid's College
55 Main Street
Claudy
Co. Derry
BT47 4HR
+44 (0) 2871 338 317
info@spbcollege.claudy.ni.sch.uk
https://www.facebook.com/spbclaudy
Virtual Open Day: Videos available on the school Facebook page.
St Patricks and St Brigid’s College Admission Criteria:
EANI Post Primary Admissions
If your child was born between 2 July 2009 and 1 July 2010, they will be due to start post-primary school in September 2021.
This year you will be able to make an application online between 12 noon on Monday 1 March 2021 and 4pm on Tuesday 16 March 2021.
The admissions criteria for post primary schools will be available on Tuesday 2 February 2021.
Further information and guidance on applying for a post primary place will be available on Tuesday 2 February 2021.
Admissions Contact Details
Admissions Helpdesk
If additional information is required or any difficulty is experienced, parents can contact the admissions helpdesk via the email addresses below:
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
- Pre-School Admissions - preschooladmissions@eani.org.uk
- Primary School Admissions - primaryadmissions@eani.org.uk
- Post-Primary School Admissions - postprimaryadmissions@eani.org.uk
Steelstown Primary School & Nursery Unit, 40 Steelstown Road, Shantallow, Derry BT48 8EX Phone: 028 7135 1830