Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Borders Council School Enrolment Week

21st - 25th November 2022

Primary School Enrolment
If your child is five years of age before the end of February 2024, they are eligible to attend primary school from August 2023.
Please visit

and upload a copy of your child's birth certificate and proof of your address.

Secondary School Enrolment
If your child is moving from primary to secondary school in August 2023 you will receive details of the local catchment school from their current primary school.

Placement requests
If you want to send your child to a school that is out with your catchment area this is called a placement request. If you choose to make a placement request you must also make contact with your catchment school and complete an on-line enrolment form so that they can reserve a place for your child in the event that your placement request is refused. You should then contact your preferred school and complete an on-line placement request form.

More information
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Early Learning and Childcare

(ELO/Nursery Enrolments - 3 & 4 year olds
Children born between 1st March 2019 and 28 February 2021 will be eligible for up to 1140 hours of funded ELC from August 2023. These hours are allocated on a pro-rata basis depending on when children are eligible to start (August 23/ January 24/April 24). Funded hours are free to families and are provided in school nurseries and in a range of private and voluntary managed nurseries, playgroups and childminders, i.e. those who have a Contract with Scottish Borders Council to provide funded places.

Parents are asked to make contact with the ELC setting of their choice to discuss options for their child prior to making an application during enrolment week. Further information

Deferred Entry Applications
New legislation means that children who turn 5 years of age between 18th August 2023 and 28th February 2024 are able to defer their entry to P1 and receive another year of funded ELC Further information

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE'S SERVICES
Council Headquarters Tel: 0300 1001800