Placing requests can be made through West Lothian Council.

Application Process

WLC are accepting Secondary applications on our new system - Admit. 

If you have already created an Account then here is guidance on Sign In and general navigation of the portal - Admit Application Portal - Already have an account guidance on how to sign-in/navigate portal (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

• The first step to SIGN UP to the Admit Application portal - here is guidance Admit Application Portal - Sign Up as don't have an account (PDF, 685 KB)(opens new window)
• The next step is to SIGN IN, set up Multi Factor Authentication (please choose E-mail) and then add your child - here is guidance Admit Application Portal - Initial Sign in after Signing Up (PDF, 756 KB)(opens new window)
• The next step is to ACCESS an application - here is guidance Admit Application Portal - Complete/submit an application (PDF, 846 KB)(opens new window)

Please NOTE : When accessing an application it is important to select the correct year for the application,

• if applying for a S1 from August 2026 select - 'School Application - 2026/2027'
• if applying for a secondary place in school year 2025/2026 select - '25-26 Primary and Secondary Year'

Apply here - Admit Application Portal(opens new window)

S1 Placement Decisions - August 2026

All applications received by the 31 March 2026 - have been issued a decision.

All applications received after the 31 March 2026 will be considered.  We endeavour to issue decisions promptly for these, however decisions must be issued within 2 months from the date the form was received.

Please see the information directly on West Lothian Council's website: WLC Secondary Placing Requests (opens new window)