Primary 1 registration for East Ayrshire schools opens tomorrow.
Taking place online this year, parents and guardians have until Friday, January 15 to register.
East Ayrshire Council say residents will require to have a Customer Account to complete their online P1 registration form.
To complete the online registration, residents will be required to upload a copy of their child's birth certificate and two proofs of residency within the catchment area, for example, council tax notice and utility bill.
Parents must register their child in only one school, either the denominational or non-denominational school, for the catchment area.
Residents unable to register online can phone their local school who will assist to register the child.
Placing requests
It is customary for children to attend their local school assigned to that catchment area.
However, occasionally parents or carers may wish to send their children to a school which is not in their school catchment area.
If this is the case, a parent or carer may make a written request to place their child in any other school under the management of the education authority, having enrolled them at their local school. This written request is referred to as a placing request.
Placing requests for the session beginning August 2021, for both primary and secondary schools, must be received by January 31, 2021. Please note that if parents select a school which is not in the catchment area, the child will not be entitled to receive free school transport to and from school.
A placing request application can be completed and submitted online.
Appeals
If a parent's placing request is refused by the head of education, residents can appeal in writing, within 28 days of receiving the refusal.
An appeals panel will then be arranged by the registrar.
At this hearing, a panel which is made up of one elected member and two parent council representatives will make a decision on whether to uphold or reject the appeal.
An officer from legal services will also attend the hearing to provide advice to the panel.
If parents remain unhappy with the decision, they have the right to seek a final appeal at the sheriff court within 28 days of being advised of the appeals panel's decision.
For more information or to register, please visit: here.
