1,861 vacant places for students in Church Schools

The Admission Regulations for Church Schools in Malta and Gozo for the scholastic year 2026-2027 have been published on the website of the Archdiocese of Malta church.mt.

There will be a total of 1,861 vacant places for students (1,621 in Malta and 240 in Gozo). All applications will be accepted online. Applications for ‘Criteria 1’ for Malta and Gozo are to be submitted between 13^th and 20^th November 2025.  ‘Late applications’ will be accepted between 27^th November and 4^th December.  Applications for ‘Other Applicants’ can be submitted between 28^th January and 4^th February 2026. ‘Late applications’ will be accepted between 11^th and 18^th  February 2026.  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 employees of Church schools  and the Secretariat for Catholic Education, siblings of students at the same school, transfers 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 of Church schools  and the Secretariat for Catholic Education, siblings of students at the same school, social cases, children who are seeking asylum and applicants from Għasri. 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 2026-2027, including both mainstream and serious case, is as follows:

Malta	Boys Vacant Places	Girls Vacant Places	Total Vacant Places
Kindergarten One	101	102	203
Kindergarten Two	67	343	410
Year One Primary	315	344	659
Form One Secondary	254	95	349
TOTAL	737	884	1,621

The number of vacant places for admission into Church schools in Gozo for the scholastic year 2026-2027, including both mainstream and serious case, is as follows:

GOZO	Boys Vacant Places	Girls Vacant Places	Total Vacant Places
Kindergarten One			96
Kindergarten Two	72	72	144
TOTAL			240

CHURCH SCHOOLS ADMISSION IN 2025

For the current scholastic year (2025-2026), the Secretariat for Catholic Education received 3,882 applications for 1,577 places available in different levels and schools in Malta. Therefore, the demand for Church schools in Malta was about twice the number of available places. The Secretariat also received 284 applications for 240 vacant places in Church schools in Gozo. Ballots and school registrations were carried out online.