- How many pupils attend St Kevin's Primary School?
- St Kevin's Primary School has 519 pupils on roll.
- Where is St Kevin's Primary School located?
- St Kevin's Primary School is located in BELFAST, BT12 6EN, Belfast.
- How do I apply to St Kevin's Primary School?
- Applications to St Kevin's Primary School 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 Kevin's Primary School have a religious character?
- Yes — St Kevin's Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
- How are P1 places decided at St Kevin's Primary School?
- When St Kevin's Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children who reside in the Parish of St. John the Evangelist. The Parish map is available upon request from the school office; 2. Children who have brothers or sisters (including half-brothers/half-sisters, step- brothers/step-sisters, foster brothers/sisters, adopted brothers and/or sisters), child of the family currently enrolled in St Kevin’s Primary School; 3. Children of compulsory age from other areas (as defined above). In the event of over-subscription in any of the above criteria final selection will be on the basis of closeness of the pupil’s home to St Kevin’s Primary School as measured in a straight line, point to point, using an Ordnance Survey Map. In the event of two or more children’s permanent residence being measured equal distance for the final place, children will be selected by age with the oldest being selected first. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on the application or provided directly to the school. Parents/Guardians should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application or provided directly to the first preference school. Examples of such information include whether the child has brothers/sisters attending the school, or is the eldest child in the family. The school offers 87 places at this entry point.
- What is the largest community background at St Kevin's Primary School?
- According to the DENI school census 2025-26, 74% of pupils at St Kevin's Primary School are recorded as Catholic. The full community breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.