Applications for children to join Church schools will be received at the Curia between January 12 and 14, the Church said today.

The criteria will be the same as followed in the past few years, with preference being given to children whose siblings are already in Church schools, children from Church Homes, three children per class coming from families with special needs, and the rest drawn by ballot.

There will be one application per child, with the parents being requested to list their school preferences. After the ballot, children will be allocated to the schools according to the order of the draw and available places.

Applications can be made for children wishing to join Kinder One (born 2006); Kinder Two (pregrade) born in 2005 and Year One, born in 2004.