Applying for a school

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Applying for a public school place

If your child is of school age you must complete our online school admission form.

You'll need to upload:

• proof of your Jersey address (lease agreement or utility bill dated in last 3 months)
  
• proof of your child's identity
  
• proof of immigration permissions (if applicable)
  
• proof of parents identity for all that have parental responsibility
  
• your child's birth certificate
  
• copy of most recent school report
  

Apply for a public school place or transfer

Email school admissions

Publicly funded education

To access free education in Jersey you must have the appropriate immigration status. 

Access to publicly funded education

Children are allocated places a maximum of 1 term before their arrival date in Jersey. If your catchment area school is full, a place will be allocated at the closest school that has a space available.

How soon your child can start school

Most children will be in school within 10 school days after we receive your completed admission forms and required documents.

Applications received within 10 days before the end of a school term will be processed in the following term.

School transfers won’t be processed during school holidays when schools are closed.

​School term dates and holidays

How primary school places are allocated

Register with your catchment school. You'll then be sent an application form in November of the year before your child is due to start school.

Return your application form to your catchment school. They'll forward your details to CYPES who allocate all school places. 

You'll receive an offer of a school place by the end of January. 

Parents may request up to 3 schools in order of preference. If a school is oversubscribed, the allocation of Government of Jersey non-fee-charging primary places is based on a set criterion with priority given in the following order:

1. child looked after or previously looked after
   
2. child has a special educational need that requires a place at a specific school 
   
3. have siblings in the school (Reception to Year 5)
4. are living in the primary school catchment area
   
5. are living in the secondary school catchment area
6. have siblings in the school (Year 6)
   
7. have a good educational reason for attending a specific school
   

Most children start school in the September of the school year that they turn 5 years of age. This is so that they can experience 3 terms in reception. If you're considering delaying your child's start date then contact CYPES.

​Registering for a primary school reception place

You must register for a reception place at your catchment school by 1 November of the year before your child is due to start school.

Registration of intere​st in a reception place

Find your catchment school​

How secondary school places are allocated

You'll receive an offer of a place at a non fee-charging secondary school if your child attends a non fee-charging primary school unless they are going to a fee-charging secondary school.

Offers are sent by email in January and decisions about out of catchment places are communicated by the end of February.

If a school is oversubscribed, the allocation of Government of Jersey non-fee-charging secondary school places is based on a set criterion with priority given in the following order:

1. child looked after or previously looked after
   
2. child has a special educational need that requires a place at a specific school
   
3. live in the school catchment area
   
4. have a siblings in Years 7 to 10
   
5. attend a feeder primary school in the secondary school catchment area
6. have parents who live or work in the school catchment area
7. have a siblings in year 11
   
8. have a good educational reason for attending a specific school
   

If a school is oversubscribed by pupils living in the catchment area during the annual allocation of Year 7 places, criteria 1 to 5 will be applied for in-catchment pupils and any remaining in catchment places will be allocated based on distance from home to the closest school with available space.

When a school is oversubscribed with pupils in catchment, it may not be possible to allocate your catchment school.

If your child attends a fee-charging primary school and you want to apply for a non fee-charging secondary school, contact the S​chool Admissions team.

Applying for Hautlieu school (Years 10 to 13)

Hautlieu school manages their own admissions. 

Contact the school directly to apply for a place.

Places allocated to students in Year 12 (A-Levels) will depend on GCSE results.

Hautlieu school website

Appealing against your allocated school place

If you’re not satisfied with your allocated school place, you can appeal the decision.

School admissions appeals process

Education policies

Fee-charging and private schools

Fee-charging and private schools manage their own admissions. For a place you must apply directly to the school.

List of primary schools

List of secondary schools​

​​List of non-provided schools (private)