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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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