Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Board of Management of Coláiste Baile Chláir will hear an appeal this evening regarding school places for children in the Corrandulla area.
A number of parents were informed last month that the secondary school can’t offer a place to their child due to a lack of places versus demand.
This is despite the pupils being within the catchment area for the school in Claregalway.
However DepartBment criteria favours applications from students living nearer the school.
A further appeal may be made to the Galway-Roscommon Education and Training Board and a final appeal to the Department of Education.
Local Councillor James Charity says the Department has to act to try and accommodate these pupils with school places or dual catchment status.