St John the Baptist's College

How places are decided at St John the Baptist's College

St John the Baptist's College: key facts

How many pupils attend St John the Baptist's College?

St John the Baptist's College has 554 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John the Baptist's College take?

St John the Baptist's College admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is St John the Baptist's College located?

St John the Baptist's College is located in PORTADOWN, BT62 1QQ, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon.

How do I apply to St John the Baptist's College?

Applications to St John the Baptist's College are made online through the Education Authority, which runs school admissions across Northern Ireland and sets the application dates each year. The Education Authority also publishes each school's admissions criteria, which decide who is offered a place when there are more applicants than places.

Does St John the Baptist's College have a religious character?

Yes — St John the Baptist's College has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Year 8 places decided at St John the Baptist's College?

When St John the Baptist's College has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Pupils whose permanent place of residence is within any of the contributory parishes listed below (preference will be given in the following order). Portadown (Drumcree), Loughgall, Kilmore, Ballymore & Mullabrack (Tandragee), Clonfeackle (Moy), Moyraverty, Seagoe, Gilford (Tullylish), Aghagallon (Diocese of Down and Connor); 2. Pupils who attend a primary school in the above-named contributory parishes; 3. Pupils who, at the date of application, have a child of the family currently enrolled in the college, or who had a child of the family enrolled in the school in the last 7 years. (The use of the word sibling is defined as children who, at the date of their application, have a child of the family currently enrolled at the school. The phrase ‘child of the family’ covers children fostered, adopted etc. and avoids having to define all the various permutations of sibling), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 100 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of oversubscription within any of the above categories the following sub-criteria will be applied. 1. Pupils whose Transfer Application expresses St John the Baptist’s College as a first preference. 2. Pupils who Transfer Application expresses St John the Baptist’s College as a second/third/fourth preference, with admission being granted in that order, after the above criteria have been applied. 3. Pupils will be admitted by a criterion that prioritises applicants where the letters of their surname (as entered on a Birth Certificate) places them on a rank established by the order set out below. S A M D H B N L Mc C F O G J Q T V R K Z Y E P W I X U This order was determined by randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter, the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames, the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used.

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