26places
16first choices
2left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
BELFAST NORTH · VOLUNTARY IRISH MEDIUM
Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast)
DE reference 1AB0428 · Voluntary settings teaching through Irish.
2026/27 intake in brief
Places leftIn 2026/27, 6 target-age children listed Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) as their first choice. The setting had 18 funded places. All of them were offered a place. 12 places were still unfilled at the end of Stage 2.
18funded places
6target-age first choices
0first choices not placed
12places left after Stage 2
Ranked 28 of 28 Belfast North settings by first-choice applicants per place (0.33 here; 0.83 across Belfast).
Three intakes compared
Funded places against the number of target-age children who listed this setting first.
- Funded places
- Target-age children who chose it first
- 2024/25 Places left 11 first choices for 14 places · 1 left
- 2025/26 Places left 18 first choices for 19 places · 1 left
- 2026/27 Places left 6 first choices for 18 places · 12 left
Admissions criteria
Each setting decides who gets a place when it has more applicants than places. Criteria commonly include target age, siblings, distance or other circumstances. Some give priority to a first preference.
Criteria for September 2027 are due on 9 December 2026. Find them on the EA profile .
Before you rank it
- Read the criteria for your intake year, not an older one.
- Check the session times (full-time or part-time) suit your family.
- Visit or call if you can, and ask whether the setting holds an open day.
Full figures by preference
“1st” counts children who listed this setting as their first preference, and so on. “Other” is fourth or later. Places cover the whole programme, shared by both age groups.
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) | Target age | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) | Underage | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) | Target age | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) | Underage | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Programme | Age group | Places | Applications | Offered a place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other | Total | |||
| Naiscoil Mhic Reachtain PG (Belfast) | Target age | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
ALTERNATIVES
Belfast North settings with places left in 2026/27
Places left
8places
7first choices
1left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
52places
32first choices
1left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
Places left
52places
50first choices
1left after Stage 2
demand trend
Places remained after Stage 2
How to read these figures
The Education Authority counts applications and allocations at the end of Stage 2. A child can appear in several settings’ application counts but is offered at most one place. Late changes, withdrawals and offers made after Stage 2 are not included, so the figures are not live vacancies.
“Target age” children are in their final pre-school year and are placed first. “Underage” children are a year younger and only receive places that remain. More about the data.