The EA Portal will open on January 10 2023 @ noon for P1 applications and will close on 27 January at noon.
Access the School Admissions portal via the Education Authority website www.eani.org.uk/admissions
Children born between 2 July 2018 and 1 July 2019 will be due to start Primary One in September 2023 as they will be of compulsory school age and Parents/Guardians must apply for a place in a primary school.
The School Age (NI) Act became law in Northern Ireland on 28 April 2022 and has changed the law to allow the parents/guardians of younger children in the year group a choice to defer their child starting primary school by one year should they wish to do so.
This applies only to children:-
Born on or between 1 April 2019 and 1 July 2019
OR
Born before 1 April 2019 but due to be born on or after 1 April 2019 if born at term (Medical evidence must be provided)
These children can decide to defer P1 for one year and apply for pre-school.
Further information on Deferral of School Starting Age is available on the Department of Education website under School Starting Age.
