Parents urged to notify schools of future enrolments

THE Department of Education will provide temporary accommodation for schools enrolling new pupils during the school year in a growing Kildare town but parents must notify schools in advance of their arrival, Education Minister Mary Hanafin said yesterday.

She was responding to concerns about the refusal of enrolment for around 20 pupils whose families have moved to Newbridge in recent months to find a shortage of space in local primary schools.

The town’s nine Catholic schools are understood to be full to capacity and at least two dozen more children may be seeking enrolment soon.