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 2025/26 or P1 enrolments from January 2025. This system makes things easier for parents and carers to enrol and can be accessed 24/7.
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 here.
- 2 forms of proof that you live in the school’s catchment area (for example, council tax notification form, utility bill or other form of ID with address on it.) – If you don’t have a paper bill, you can download a copy of your council tax bill from within your online account here.
- The council tax notification must be your most recent bill
- The utility bill must not be more than 6 months old
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:
