Your answers in your Green-Schools application will give us most of the information needed to decide whether you have achieved Green-Schools status.
The procedure for assessing your school is as follows:
1) Schools send in initial application
2) The Green-Schools office review application and make recommendations
3) School implements recommendations and sends report to An Taisce
4) Assessor visits the school
5) Green-Schools evaluation committee make decision to award the Green-Flag.
Schools can submit an application for an award at any time of the year. However, the assessment procedure is lengthy, so to ensure that your application is processed there are two application deadlines within the year - one on December 1st and a second on March 1st. Any applications received after March 1st may be carried over until the following school year. If schools are successful with their Green-Schools application, Green-Flag award ceremonies are held in March and May.