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.
Enrol in primary school
The online application process for enrolling a child in August 2025 is open from Monday 6th January 2025 and will close at 9am on Monday 17th March 2025. If you wish to submit a placing request application, you will have to apply by 9am on 17th March 2025. 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 2024/25.
- 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:
Enrol in primary school
The online application process for enrolling a child in August 2025 is open from Monday 6th January 2025 and will close at 9am on Monday 17th March 2025. If you wish to submit a placing request application, you will have to apply by 9am on 17th March 2025. Anyone who misses this deadline can still apply to their catchment school after this date.
For further information and support, please email education.services@fife.gov.uk.
