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.
If applying for a different stage (i.e. not primary one), please contact the school directly. To find out which primary school is your catchment school, please use our school catchment checker and contact the school directly. A list of primary schools are available at Primary schools | Fife Council.
For further information and support, please email education.services@fife.gov.uk.
As part of the 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.
It is customary for children to attend their local school (catchment school). If you don't want your child to attend the local school, there's the option within the online form to select an alternative. This request is referred to as a placing request.
Back To TopFor Primary 1 2025/2026, please use the Enrol a child into Primary 1 online form and select the other school of choice at the option to select a placing request school.
For any primary stages apart from Primary 1, please get in direct contact with the school you wish to apply to.
Back To TopIf you apply for a catchment school only, we will send out an email before 30th April 2025 to confirm your child's place at that school.
If you make a placing request for a school out-with your catchment area, we will send out a letter in the post with the outcome of your request before 30th April 2025, as per Fife Council policy.
Back To TopIf you move to a new area after April, you may find that there are no places available in your catchment school. In these circumstances, your child would be placed at another school and go on a waiting list for the catchment school.
Back To TopFor more information about choosing a school, the Scottish Government has produced a publication called 'Choosing a School' This provides guidance for parents on the placing request system.
