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Proposal to Review Admission Arrangements Arising from School Catchment Area Variations at West Calder High School and Deans CHS

West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 20 June 2023.

Proposal

West Lothian Council's Education Executive at its meeting on 17 January 2023, authorised Education Services to commence statutory consultation on the proposal to:

  • Review Admission Arrangements arising from School Catchment Area Variations at West Calder High School and Deans Community High School

Statutory Consultation

In terms of the Schools (Consultation)(Scotland) Act 2010 (the Act), any proposed changes to a school estate in this case relocation of an education establishment, requires Statutory Public Consultation.

The Consultation involves the parents/carers/children and staff of West Calder High School and Deans Community High School, as well as all other key stakeholders associated with the schools and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act.

Consultation Period

The public consultation period relating to the proposal has now closed.  A public meeting to discuss the consultation document was held on - Tuesday 21st March 2023, 7 - 8pm.Venue: West Calder High School.

Consultation Paper

Proposal to review admission arrangements at West Calder HS and Deans CHS (PDF, 463 KB)(opens new window)

Report on the Consultation

The following report details the findings of the public consultation period including the report from Education Scotland
Final report on the consultation for West Calder HS and Deans CHS (PDF, 824 KB)(opens new window) 

Decision

West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 20 June 2023.  For more information see the Education Executive report on WLC Coins:  Coins Report - Item 9 - Consultation of Non-Denom Secondary Catchments at West Calder HS and Deans CHS. (opens new window)