Information about school enrolment
Parents and carers enrolling their child for Primary one or looking to request a place for their child at another school, which isn’t their catchment school, can now do this quickly and easily online.
The online application will be available for Academic Session 2026/27 or P1 enrolments from January 2026. This system makes things easier for parents and carers to enrol and can be accessed 24/7.
Enrol in primary school
The online application process for enrolling a child in August 2026 is open from Monday 5th January 2026.
All applications should be completed online before 23:59pm on 15 March 2026.
If you wish to submit a placing request application, you will have to apply before 23:59pm on 15 March 2026. Anyone who misses this deadline can still apply to their catchment school after this date.
When accessing the Enrol a child into primary 1 form, you will be asked to log in or register for a mygov.scot “myaccount”. You will need this account throughout your child’s education. Once you’ve set this account up, you will then be able to enrol your child(ren) or make a placing request using the online form. To help you create a mygov.Scot account we’ve made a short ‘how to’ video.
As part of the online enrolment process parents/carers will also be required to upload photos of verification documents in support of the application. These are:
- A copy of your child’s birth certificate. You can also order a birth certificate on our Order a Certificate page.
- Council Tax notification letter – If you don’t have a paper bill, you can download a copy of your council tax bill from within your online account. You will find a link to the Online Account on our Council Tax page. The council tax notification letter must be your most recent bill, issued for 2025/26.
- Evidence of current address – a gas/electric bill, driving licence, phone bill, or benefits letter to confirm your child lives within the catchment area. These documents must not be more than 6 months old. If you receive e-billing for your utilities, you can upload these files as documents instead of printing or taking photos of them.
- Medical assessment (if applicable)
In normal circumstances, all pupils applying for a place at their catchment school will be guaranteed a place. However, if there is an over-subscription of pupils for the number of P1 places available, the school will get back in touch with these parents.
You can check your school catchment here:
For further information and support, please email education.services@fife.gov.uk.
