Admissions for new students to upper secondary schools for the 2026–2027 school year have now been completed. A total of 5,152 students were allocated a school place, the biggest year yet.

This year, the vast majority of students were admitted to a school they had selected themselves. A total of 4,075 students received a place at their first-choice school, representing 79.1% of all new students. A further 627 students were admitted to their second-choice school and 292 to their third-choice school. In total, 4,994 students, or approximately 97%, received a place at one of the three schools they selected in their application.

The remaining 158 students were offered places at schools where vacancies were available. As a result, all applicants who met the admission requirements were offered a place for the next school year.

High Demand for Many Schools

Demand for upper secondary school places was high this year, and in several cases students needed exceptionally strong grades to gain admission to the most sought-after schools and study programmes. Where applications exceeded the number of available places, admissions were determined in accordance with the relevant admission requirements and enrolment criteria from each secondary school.

Allocation by Student Preference

Applications and Admissions by School

The table below shows the total number of applications received by each school, together with the number of students admitted.

Please note that each student could apply to up to three schools. Consequently, the total number of applications received by individual schools is higher than the total number of students who were allocated a school place.