Admission Application

Welcome to our Admissions page.
Please click on the relevant drop-down below to apply for your child to join our school community.

The Governing Body is the admitting authority for St Joseph’s RC High School. St Joseph’s RC High School admits up to 240 pupils into each year group. This standard admission number is set by Governors in accordance with the capacity survey completed by Newport City Council and the Welsh Government. If there are more than 240 applications, Governors will use the over-subscription criteria set out in the Admissions Policy.

YEAR 7 Admission - sept 2025

Year 7 admission applications for September 2025

Download our Admission Application

Download our Admission Letter

Completed applications must be returned to:
St Joseph's RC High School,
Gina Evans, Admissions Officer, St Joseph's RC High School, Pencarn Way, Tredegar Park, Newport, NP10 BXH.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 13 November 2024

Applications received by the above date will be considered together and places allocated.
Decision letters will be issued on 3rd March 2025*
*This is a common offer date across Welsh Admission Authorities. These dates apply to all Newport Secondary Schools in accordance with Welsh Government School Admissions Statutory Code No 005/2013.

Applicants MUST also apply for alternative schools through the NCC - see link below.

NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

If you need any assistance in completing the form, please do not hesitate to contact the school by email
sjhs@newportschools.wales or telephone 01633 653110.

For more information about our school click on the brochure on the left and read our School Prospectus at your leisure. (Alternatively, hard copies are available directly from the school).

Admissions policy

Please click here for our Admissions Policy.

in-year admissions

Current Year 7 to 11 pupils.

Please contact the Admissions Officer at gevans@sjhs.newport.sch.uk
to discuss your application and we will send you a specific in-year application form.

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For more information about our school click on the brochure on the left and read our School Prospectus at your leisure. (Alternatively, hard copies are available directly from the school).

sixth form admissions

For all other information for SJHS Sixth Form please click here.

Download our Sixth Form Admission Application

Pupils who do not currently attend St Joseph’s but would like to express an initial interest need simply to email Mrs Ryan at pryan@sjhs.newport.sch.uk to register their details.

We will require your name, address, contact number and school you currently attend. If you wish to arrange a visit and a tour of the school, this can also be organised.

Next steps

After your GCSE examinations you will be asked to attend an interview in early July as part of the admissions process.
You will be asked to bring with you your most current academic school report. Subject to a satisfactory school report and GCSE grades, you can expect to be accepted into the Sixth Form and will be invited to the enrolment day in September.
To access Level 3 courses, pupils must have a minimum GCSE attainment of 5 C grades or above (Level 2 Threshold).

Further Information
If you require any other further information, please contact Mr Green, Head of Sixth Form on lgreen@sjhs.newport.sch.uk or Mrs Ryan, Sixth Form Administration on pryan@sjhs.newport.sch.uk. Please see our dedicated Sixth Form page for our SJHS Sixth Form Prospectus and Option Form.