Aberdeenshire-Aberdeen City School Catchments Rezoning

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Aberdeen City Council plan to carry out a statutory consultation to rezone the Dyce Academy catchment area to align with the Council boundary which may result in New Machar School no longer being zoned to Dyce Academy for secondary education.

Aberdeenshire Council will therefore require to complete a statutory consultation to rezone the New Machar School catchment area to an Aberdeenshire Academy.

There is also an area to the south of the New Machar School catchment area which may require to be rezoned to an Aberdeenshire primary school and academy as a result of the proposal.

As part of the first stage of pre-engagement, Aberdeenshire Council officers met with Parent/Carers of New Machar School and the Community Councils within the area on 6th May 2026. The powerpoint presentation and maps shown at the meeting can be found within the documents on this page as well as the meeting notes.

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has also been produced and can be found within the documents folder.

Aberdeen City Council has confirmed that the proposed implementation date for any changes to the Dyce Academy catchment area will be August 2028. The statutory consultation is expected to commence in early 2027, and should the proposals be approved, this would allow a full year of transition for pupils and families.

There are useful links and documents on this project page regarding the Schools Consultation Act.

Please follow this link to view additional policy documents on our Engage Learning Estates Hub Page:

https://engage.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/hub-page/ecs-learning-estates

Further documents and information will follow in due course.

Aberdeen City Council plan to carry out a statutory consultation to rezone the Dyce Academy catchment area to align with the Council boundary which may result in New Machar School no longer being zoned to Dyce Academy for secondary education.

Aberdeenshire Council will therefore require to complete a statutory consultation to rezone the New Machar School catchment area to an Aberdeenshire Academy.

There is also an area to the south of the New Machar School catchment area which may require to be rezoned to an Aberdeenshire primary school and academy as a result of the proposal.

As part of the first stage of pre-engagement, Aberdeenshire Council officers met with Parent/Carers of New Machar School and the Community Councils within the area on 6th May 2026. The powerpoint presentation and maps shown at the meeting can be found within the documents on this page as well as the meeting notes.

A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has also been produced and can be found within the documents folder.

Aberdeen City Council has confirmed that the proposed implementation date for any changes to the Dyce Academy catchment area will be August 2028. The statutory consultation is expected to commence in early 2027, and should the proposals be approved, this would allow a full year of transition for pupils and families.

There are useful links and documents on this project page regarding the Schools Consultation Act.

Please follow this link to view additional policy documents on our Engage Learning Estates Hub Page:

https://engage.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/hub-page/ecs-learning-estates

Further documents and information will follow in due course.

  • Goval area - Informal Survey

    Aberdeen City Council are proposing to rezone some of their school catchment areas to align with the council boundary. As part of this, your address may be rezoned from a City school to an Aberdeenshire primary and secondary school.

    Map 1 below shows the area which is expected to be rezoned in red and the blue line is the Aberdeenshire Council boundary. Map 2 shows the area and the neighbouring Aberdeenshire primary school catchment areas, New Machar School highlighted in purple and Hatton (Fintray) School highlighted in pink.

    Map 1 - Goval area.

    Map 2 - Goval area and surround school catchment areas


    The consultation is expected to launch at the beginning of 2027 with the date of implementation in August 2028. The proposal will not require pupils already enrolled at a school to transfer to another school. This will also extend to their younger siblings, provided the enrolled pupil remains at the same school.

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