Enrolment in Primary and Secondary Schools in Dundee

These children are eligible to start school on Tuesday 17 August 2021 and you should enrol your child for primary school.

However, nearer to the start of the school year you may wish to delay your child’s entry to school if you think that he/she is not ready to start. You should discuss this with staff at your child’s nursery who will be able to help you make the best decision for your child. If you decide to delay your child’s entry to primary school you will be able to withdraw your child’s enrolment application.

You can enrol your child between Monday 7 December 2020 and Monday 1 February 2021.  This year, we need to keep visits to schools to a minimum.  Enrolment requests should therefore be made online. You can upload relevant documents within this form. You will need your child’s full birth certificate and some current proof that you live permanently at your address. If you are enrolling at a denominational school and your child has been baptised you will also need their baptismal certificate. 

If you cannot make the request online you should contact the Primary School directly to discuss enrolment arrangements. 

Although it is usual for children to attend their local catchment area school, parents have the right to request that their children be placed in a school other than their local catchment area school. This is called a Placing Request. Education Authorities have a duty to grant placing requests wherever possible. We will try to grant your request, provided there are places at the school which you choose. Where the demand for places exceeds the number of available places in a primary school it is not always possible to grant all such requests.

To keep visits to schools or to Dundee House to a minimum placing requests for any school should be made online.

If you cannot make the request online you will need to visit Dundee House. Dundee House has moved to an appointment only system. Appointments can be made by emailing appointments@dundeecity.gov.uk. Please provide your name, address, contact number, preferred appointment date/time and brief summary of enquiry or contact Customer Services on 01382 433129 to make an appointment.

All placing requests should be made between Monday 7 December 2020 and Monday 1 February 2021. Any requests made after this date will still be considered, but it is possible that places in certain schools may no longer be available.

Submit Placing Request

Children who are transferring to begin secondary school education on Tuesday 17 August 2021 will be advised of the school to which they will transfer by email or letter in December 2020 of the school in which a place has been reserved for them, based upon where they live.

If you are happy with this allocation, then you don't need to do anything else.

Although it is usual for children to attend their local catchment area school, parents/carers have the right to request that their children be placed in a different secondary school. This is called a Placing Request. Education authorities have a duty to grant placing requests wherever possible. We will try to grant your request, provided there are places at the school which you choose. Where the demand for places exceeds the number of available places in a secondary school it is not always possbleto grant all such placing requests.

To keep visit to Dundee House to a minimum, placing requests for any school should be made online.

If you cannot make the request online you will need to visit Dundee House. Dundee House has moved to an appointment only system. Appointments can be made by emailing appointments@dundeecity.gov.uk. Please provide your name, address, contact number, preferred appointment date/time and brief summary of enquiry or contact Customer Services on 01382 433129 to make an appointment.

All placing requests should be made between Monday 7 December 2020 and Monday 1 February 2021. Any requests made after this date will still be considered, but it is possible that places in certain schools may no longer be available.

Further information, including how decisions in relation to placing request are made, is available within the Placing Request Guidance.

If you require further information, please email: placingrequests@dundeecity.gov.uk or contact the School Support Team on 01382 433716.

All schools publish handbooks and Standards and Quality report which contain information that can be useful to parents. Please contact schools by phone or email to obtain this information.