NEW 2022 Assistant Principal Competition - Open and Interdepartmental

There are approx 25 on batch 4.3

Interesting that early last week 2 were in clearance for 4.3 when I emailed so either the person replying was giving wrong info or someone decided they did not want to be considered anymore..

There isn't a whole lot you can do to prepare. But saying that, I would highly recommend reading both this thread and the one from 2020 lots of good advice on what to expect and advice on how to approach the different stages.

Hi - received an update today that there are only 8 ahead of me now for InterD Dublin - I placed 16 so they are moving through this one at a good pace!

4.3 InterD - there are 30 ahead of me on the open as of today also for anyone who is interested in the open only.

I’m 7th on the both in 4.3 and I haven’t heard anything yet. As you say sometimes people get kept etc
Thankfully they do seem to moving along fairly quickly. Which is good news.

OK I think I'm getting wrong info every time I email then if you guys are 6 and 7 and haven't been contacted then it makes no sense... feeling frustrated at this point twice now I've gotten wrong info..

@Foxy1987 don't worry about it. Like I say, there could be some selectivity going on with different Departments for various reasons. Also, whoever you're contacting in PAS may not be clear on which batch they're operating from when they say there are 8 ahead of you on the InterD for example, and/or they may mistakenly think you're in a different batch from the one you're actually on.

Ritournelle, are you panel 4.3?

I am trying to not worry I just see the closing date approaching and hoping the effort wasn't futile! I have been through these comps before not for AP but other grades so I should remember that this is the way it goes 😁

I am emailing this address - +ClearanceMailbox@publicjobs.ie - I have given my Batch No - Candidate ID and Comp Number and this is part of what I received as a reply yest.

"There are approx. 8 candidates ahead of you on the 4.3 Interdepartmental panel to be called for clearance before your position in the order of merit is reached. One the Open panel, there are approx. 30 ahead of you."

Went down in numerical on the 2022 AP campaign...so Ill need to prep too for next one. But i just emailed PAS over the last while and they got back saying they have no plans to run a new AP campaign!

Hi you should contact PAS and see what your position is now. They shouldn't skip you.

Congratulations @Breni great news ☺️

You are eligible to apply for an internal comp once you have 2 years complete in your current grade. You can still apply for the new open/interD comp when it eventually opens also if you want to reapply for a different county etc I know people who were sick waiting for mobility so they applied as a new candidate and got their move that way. Obviously at AP level the jobs are less but you can still do it!

Congratulations again and please keep us updated on your posted and your remote work options 😉

Thanks @Brera - more conflicting info from PAS!

At least it is moving thats the main thing! 😀

Agreed!