St Thomas of Aquins High School P 7

St. Thomas of Aquins’ High School P 7 Information Evening P 7 Placing Requests

City of Edinburgh Council Procedures • City of Edinburgh Council will post a letter regarding transition from P 7 to S 1 • If you live in the City of Edinburgh council area, a place is automatically reserved for your child within the catchment schools • If you request a place in St. Thomas’, you may be asked to provide proof of baptism

• Children who are not baptised in the Roman Catholic faith can still be registered for a place at St. Thomas’, but a place cannot be guaranteed • Places are granted on the basis of having a home address in the catchment area and not by attendance at feeder primary school.

Placing Requests • If you do not live within the St. Thomas’ catchment area, you will be required to apply for a placing request. • Applications are processed initially through City of Edinburgh council • Placing requests are only considered after all catchment pupils have been allocated a place • Once the school year has started in August, the waiting lists are transferred to St. Thomas’ and we can allocate any remaining places

Key Dates • Placing Requests for S 1 places will open on 6 th November 2016 • The closing date for placing requests is 24 th December

Useful links • http: //www. edinburgh. gov. uk/placingrequest • www. edinburgh. gov. uk/catchmentmaps • https: //www. st-thomas-of-aquins. org. uk/ • Contact • Email: school. placements@edinburgh. gov. uk • Tel: 0131 469 3033