In accordance with the Articles of Management schools are required to prepare an annual budget each year and following agreement by the Board of Management to submit it to the school’s patron/trustees for approval. In general, this process should be completed by the end of May and the budget entered on the school accounts system. Schools that do not use the Articles of Management as their governing document are advised to prepare an annual budget.
Note: At the time of publishing, the budget templates include the grant rates for the free schoolbook grant based on the 2025/26 grant, as the Department of Education and Youth has not yet issued the Circular for the grant for 2026/27. The templates will be updated with the free schoolbook grant rates once official guidance is provided by the Department and the updated templates will then be available on our website.