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Centrally Allocated Places
7.11
Parents whose children have not secured places will then be
invited to list all the primary schools in their district in order of
preference and the subsequent allocation will be based entirely on these
choices. First choices will receive top priority and the allocation will
be made to ensure that the greatest possible number of pupils are allocated
to a school high on their parents' preference lists. If a parent has
previously applied unsuccessfully for a discretionary place at a school in
the district in which he lives he will still be eligible to include that
school on his preference list.
Private Schools
7.12
Private schools will be exempt from the system described above.
They will, however, be expected to follow the guidelines for the conduct
of interviews referred to in paragraph 7.8. Private schools will be invited
to recruit their pupils before the allocation of public-sector places
described above, is made.
7.13
Any private school with a feeder school relationship to a
secondary school in the public sector may lose that relationship if it
fails to follow the guidelines for interviews.
Advantages of the Revised System of Control
7.14
It is hoped that by involving schools in the allocation process
in the way described, school traditions will be maintained and good relationships
between schools and parents encouraged. Moreover, the allocation of a
substantial proportion of places will be based entirely on parents' choices.
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