Call for applications to Church schools

The Church is calling for applications for admission to classes at kindergarten, pre-grade and Year 1 levels of Church schools in Malta next year.

The criteria for entry will remain those established in the past few years: brothers and sisters in the same school, children from Church homes, three children in every class from families with special needs and the rest by ballot.

The Curia said that according to the system that was introduced in 1995, parents will apply for admission on a single form on which they will indicate their choice of school.

Following the draw by ballot, children will be assigned to schools according to their placing in the ballot, the available places in each school and their indicated preference.

Application forms will be available from the Curia as follows: On January 9 for kindergarten - children born in 2003; January 10 for pre-grade - children born in 2002; January 11 for Year 1 - children born in 2001. The times are from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3 to 5 p.m.

The dates when the duly filled applications will have to be submitted to the Archbishop's Curia will be announced concurrently with the issuing of the application forms.

Applications will be received at the Secretariat for Catholic Education and Culture, Archbishop's Curia, Floriana.