How do councils prioritise places?
Most children in Scotland attend the school originally allocated to them by the council. This is decided by catchment area. Each school has a geographic area assigned to it and children inside that area will attend that school unless their parents make a placing request. There are a number of things to be considered when giving priority in assigning places: • Children who live within the catchment area • Children who have a brother or sister at the school • Children who attend a link primary school • Children of teachers employed continuously at the school • Children with special needs The council will begin to assign other children to the school only after adding up all the places at the school reserved for children in the catchment area. Each council must produce guidelines explaining how it will decide who should get priority, and there will be small differences from council to council. It is best to telephone or write to your council for more information on their guidelines for all
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