Cross and Passion College

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Year 8), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Preference will be given to all children who name Cross and Passion College as their first preference on the Application Form.
2. 2Pupils who have siblings currently enrolled at the school.
3. 3Pupils who attend the following feeder primary schools: Ballycastle Integrated PS, Gaelscoil An Chaistil PS, St Anne’s PS Corkey, St Ciaran’s PS Cushendun, St Joseph’s PS Dunloy, St Mary’s PS Rathlin, St Olcan’s PS Armoy, St Patrick’s PS Loughgiel, St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s PS Ballycastle.
4. 4Eldest child defined as child who at the date of application is the eldest child of the family* see footnotes on page 2.
5. 5A child of the family previously enrolled in the College
6. 6If there is still more children than spaces available, children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter(s) of the surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below: K M W C R H N A Y F T Z O U G Q J X P B E D V I L S This order was determined by random selection. 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. Hyphenated surnames, consisting of two separate surnames will be treated as one complete work for selection purposes. See footnotes below for further tie breaker. Footnotes Applicants who, at the date of application are the eldest child of the family to be eligible to transfer to a mainstream post-primary school. This is subject to satisfying verification requirements as set out below. The verifying letter must be attached to the Transfer Application and state that the child is the eldest child of the family. The verifier must have known the child and family for at least two years. It must be signed by one of the following who is not a member of the applicant’s family: • Primary School Principal • Medical Practitioner • Solicitor • Police Officer • Elected Public Representative • Member of the Clergy. *Eldest ‘child of the family’ eligible to apply includes where the eldest child is more than 7 years younger than their next sibling; where a family has moved residence or where an older sibling cannot attend mainstream school.

Northern Ireland open-enrolment admissions criteria, as published by the Education Authority for entry in September 2026.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.