Placing Requests
If you want your child to attend a school other than their local catchment area school you should do so by completing a placing request form.
The placing request form can be completed through the below link or picked up from any school or Hayfield House, Hayfield Lane, Lerwick, ZE1 0QD. 01595 744000.
All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement email.
Hard copy forms should be sent to the following address:
Placing Requests
Children's Services
Hayfield House
Hayfield Lane
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0QD
or by email to: placingrequests@shetland.gov.uk
You should receive an acknowledgement letter within two weeks. Applications for August 2025 can be sent in now, with a closing date of 15 March 2025 with responses sent before 30 April 2025. You can still submit a placing request for August 2025 after this but it may take up to two months to receive a response.