| Autumn /Winter term | Principal visits the Primary schools to talk to sixth class students. Students are invited into school for a morning of activities before Christmas . Information sent to parents in January |
| Last Tuesday in January | Open Night, Enrolment & follow up |
| Feb/March | Places offered to prospective students |
| April /May | Sixth class students come in to see the school, Q & A session and sit CAT tests. |
| Aug/Sep | First year Induction day – specially organised day for first years. |
| Organisation in Gallen C.S. | Classes mixed, no streaming , Year Head and Class Tutor system, Chaplain meets students, Modules classes, no difficult choices to be made about subjects in first year. |
| SPHE classes with Guidance Counsellor all year. | “Moving Up to Secondary School” programme : students to get to know each other, who to go to if need help, school rules , organisation of time, lockers, importance of homework, discuss and teach key policies e.g. anti -bullying |
| Sep/Oct | Pastoral team identifies any student who is not settling in and given support. Students are encouraged to join in one extra curricular activity i.e, sports, singing, musical etc. |
| Sep/Oct | Meeting for First year parents . |
| Spring Term | First year P.T meeting but parents guardians are welcome to phone our school and make an appointment to meet with teachers, chaplain, guidance counsellor or school management during the year. |