Robert Ramsay on
01389-737755 or
Yvonne McCallum/Liz Coles on 01389-737319.
Each year application forms are sent out to all Secondary Schools around May. The forms are given out to pupils so that they can have their applications in for the start of the new school session. Pupils should pick the forms up at school but can also be sent out if required.
More information is available at the Scottish EMA website.
Additional Support Needs
The Additional Support for Learning Act is a framework for supporting children and young people. West Dunbartonshire education establishments will include and support children with a wide range of abilities and needs and to ensure that they achieve to their full potential. Read about West Dunbartonshire Council's provison for the (Additional Support for Learning Act) (Scotland) Act 2.
School Holidays
When are the holidays? Get information on West Dunbartonshire's school's holidays/openings.
These document are PDFs. The Adobe Reader required for PDF can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.
PDF: School Holidays 2007-08 (16 KB)
PDF: School Holidays 2008-09 (16 KB)
School Admissions
Education authorities in Scotland have catchment areas for their primary and secondary schools. This means children are allocated with a place at the school serving their area. Primary schools can be linked to a certain Secondary school and the pupils are sent there by the authority. West Dunbartonshire Council's Educational Services Department can provide information on catchment areas upon request. Parents have the right to make a placing request for their children to attend a different school from their local one.
The Scottish Executive annually publishes a booklet for parents which explains the school admissions and placing request process.
You can download the booklet entitled 'Choosing a school ' from the Scottish Executive's website.
Learning and Teaching Scotland also have some information on this subject at the Parentzone website.
