Deferred entry to P1
Enrolment week for Session 2026/27 is 17 to 21 November 2025
Please note the application form is currently offline for updating. The form will be available again from 9am on Monday 17 November
Before completing the online enrolment form, please contact the provider(s) where you would like your child to attend to ensure that space is available.
Deferred entry to P1
Parents have a legal right to defer your child’s entry to primary school if they have not yet turned five years of age on the first day of the school session in August.
Please note children who have already turned five years of age on the first day of term in August must apply to start Primary 1.
To allow for a transition period for children, it must be decided by 31 May whether children are deferring or not.
Any changes after this date can only be made in exceptional circumstances, this includes any applications to start Primary 1.