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ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL
“Aberdeenshire’s RegistrationWeek for Primary 1 admission
is Monday 13th January to Friday 17th January 2025.”
All children who reach their fifth birthday by 28th February
2025 are invited to register for Primary 1 for admission in
August 2025.
Parents/Carers of those children due to commence
attendance at school in August 2025 should now register
their children for the appropriate local primary school.
To register for a primary school place, for a school within
your catchment area,please complete the online application
which can be found at: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/
applyForSchoolPlace.
It is usual practice for children to attend their local
catchment primary school, however, you have the right to
apply to place your child in a school other than your local
school. Please complete an out of zone placing request.
(You should still register your child in a school in the area
you live in until you know the outcome of your application)
Out of Zone Request form can be found at: https://www.
aberdeenshire.gov.uk/schools/school-info/admissions/out-
of-zone-school/
Please bring the below with you when your child starts
school:
• the child’s birth certificate as this is required as evidence
of their date of birth and;
• evidence of the parent/carer’s home address (for example
a recent utility bill or recent bank statement).
All schools in Aberdeenshire have the same start date, in
the middle ofAugust each year.You will be informed of this
year’s start date at the time of registration at school.
Aberdeenshire Education & Children’s Services makes
no provision to admit any children who are five after the
end of February, unless that child has previously been
registered and has commenced full-time attendance
(excluding induction) in a state supported or Forces
school and is transferring into Aberdeenshire. In this case,
the local authority can exercise discretion. Registration for
a nursery or playgroup does not count for the purposes
of this exception.