Key dates
School admissions dates for Scotland.
National deadlines and offer days for the next year, each linked to the official guidance. Councils and schools set some dates of their own, so always check those too.
UCAS equal consideration deadline (most courses)
Applications received by 18:00 UK time on the deadline are considered equally.
For: S6 · Official guidance
Placing request deadline for a non-catchment P1 school
Placing requests received by 15 March are decided by 30 April.
For: Pre-school · Official guidance
Placing request deadline for a non-catchment secondary
Placing requests received by 15 March are decided by 30 April.
For: P7 · Official guidance
UCAS deadline for Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses
18:00 UK time.
For: S6 · Official guidance
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