24 EDUCATION
CHECK LIST - DATES TO REMEMBER October/November
Early November Mid November 24 December 28 February
Primary School Open Days for parents of catchment P1 children.
P1 registration week starts. Online non-catchment placing request form goes live.
P1 registration week ends. Subsequent registrations by appointment. Closing date for non-catchment placing requests
P1 Catchment guarantee date. All children who are resident in the catchment area by this date are guaranteed a place in their non-denominational catchment school unless they move address before the start of the coming session.
Early March 31 March End of June End of August
Letters sent to parents with decisions regarding placing request for a non-catchment school
Closing date for requests to delay entry to P1. P7 children day visit to catchment secondary school Start School
Starting Secondary School STARTING BETWEEN 11.5 - 12.5 YEARS OLD
If you live in the City of Edinburgh Council area, or within the catchment area of a school run by the council you will automatically be reserved a place for your child at one of your catchment schools. You do not need to register. The non- denominational catchment school is allocated unless your child attends a Roman Catholic primary school. The City of Edinburgh Council sends a letter to parents in early November, telling you which school has been allocated. You are only guaranteed a place in the school if you live in the catchment area. If you live outside the catchment area you need to make a placing request and you will only receive a place if one is available. To request a place in a school in another catchment
area complete the form at
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/ placingrequest. Applications open in early November each year. The closing date is 24 December with decision letters posted in early March.
MOVING ADDRESS AFTER THE START OF SESSION The City of Edinburgh Council’s School Placements team is responsible for the allocation of places for entry to P1 and S1 up until the start of session in mid-August. For entry in to any other year group or if you are moving to Edinburgh after the start of session, you must apply to your catchment school directly.
OTHER CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL EDUCATION OPTIONS Edinburgh Council offer free school places for specialist education in Music, Dance and Football. Information is available on the Council’s website. Edinburgh Council also offer schools that support children with additional learning requirements outside mainstream education.
GAELIC SCHOOLS
If you live in the City of Edinburgh area you can register your child for P1 at Taobh na Pàirce, (Gaelic Immersion Primary School) without any prior knowledge of Gaelic. If you join Taobh na Pàirce after P1 starts or in P2-P7, your child must have knowledge of Gaelic similar to others in the year group. Pupils from Taobh na Pàirce transfer to James Gillespie’s High School automatically if they wish to continue Gaelic studies. You can also apply for James Gillespie’s High School if your child has completed his/her education at another Gaelic school. ■
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