1,790 vacant places for students in Church schools

The Admission Regulations for Church Schools in Malta and Gozo for the scholastic year 2024‑2025 have been published on the website of the Archdiocese of Malta church.mt.

There will be a total of 1,790 vacant places for students (1,538 in Malta and 252 in Gozo). All applications will be accepted online. Applications for ‘Criteria 1’ for Malta and Gozo are to be submitted between the 21^st and 30^th November 2023. ‘Late applications’ will be accepted between the 7^th and 14^th December.  Applications for ‘Other Applicants’ can be submitted between the 1^st and 14^th February 2024. ‘Late applications’ will be accepted between the 20^th and 29^th  February.  The list of required documents, application dates and other information is provided in the regulations which will be available online.

The admission process for Church schools in Malta determines admission at first‑year and second‑year kindergarten, first‑year primary and first‑year secondary. Applications under ‘Criteria 1’ in Malta include children who are in Church homes, children of Church school employees and of the Secretariat for Catholic Education, siblings of students at the same school, transfer from other schools of the same religious congregation, and students attending Church schools without continuity.

A number of places will also be allocated to children considered to be serious cases,  and for which specific regulations apply. Serious cases include students who have or will require the support of an LSE, social cases, and children who are seeking asylum. Serious cases follow a parallel process to the other applications.

The admission process for Church schools in Gozo determines admission at first‑year kindergarten and first‑year secondary. Applications under ‘Criteria 1’ for schools in Gozo include students who are in Year 6 in Church Schools in Gozo, children of employees in Church schools, siblings of students at the same school, social cases, children who are seeking asylum, applicants from Għasri, and applicants for St Francis Nadur Kindergarten. These applicants can be both mainstream as well as applicants with the support of an LSE.

The number of vacant places for admission into Church schools in Malta for the scholastic year 2024‑2025 is:

MALTA	Boys Vacant Places	Girls Vacant Places	Total Vacant Places
Kindergarten One	96	96	192
Kindergarten Two	86	346	432
Year One Primary	356	228	584
Form One Secondary	259	71	330
TOTAL	797	741	1,538

The number of vacant places for admission into Church schools in Gozo for the scholastic year 2024‑2025 is:

GĦAWDEX	Boys Vacant Places	Girls Vacant Places	Total Vacant Places
Kindergarten One			108
Kindergarten Two	72	72	144
TOTAL			252

Church schools admission in 2023

For the current scholastic year (2023‑2024), the Secretariat for Catholic Education received 3,742 applications for 1,755 places available in different levels and schools in Malta. Once again, the demand for Church schools in Malta saw more than twice as many applications as places available. The Secretariat also received 335 applications for 255 vacant places in Church schools in Gozo. Ballots and school registrations were carried out online.