Referrals to iScoil are made through Tusla Education Support Service.

If you are a parent/guardian,
please contact your local Educational Welfare Officer for advice.

To be considered for iScoil, the young person must meet these criteria:

• Aged 13 – 16 years (inclusive)
• Junior Cycle not completed
• Absent from mainstream education for at least 6 months
• All efforts and interventions have been exhausted
  to support the young person to return to school

Referrers, please note:

• Home students must have access to a laptop or desktop computer and good internet connectivity. Phones and tablets are not suitable.
• The referral form must be completed in one sitting. Please ensure you have all relevant information before making the referral.
• Do not submit any supporting documentation with this referral, for example, medical or psychological reports or parental letters.
• Before you submit the form, you will have the opportunity to save it as a PDF for your own records.
• Information submitted is encrypted.
• An acknowledgement email will be sent to you.
• Please complete the form using a modern web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer is not supported and may cause issues.
• For data protection information, see iScoil’s Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions, please contact iScoil on 01 453 7570 or email us at info@iscoil.ie.

The next referral submission deadline for home students is
Friday 11th July 2025 at 5pm