We the undersigned agree with the proposal of East Renfrewshire Council to change the catchment of St Ninian's High School, Giffnock so that pupils living within the catchment of St Joseph's, St Cadoc's and Our Lady of the Missions will continue to have priority right of access to St Ninian's High School.
5 years agoComments:
East renfrewshire council Have the responsibility to the residents of east renfrewshire first, after all we are the ones paying them our council tax and contibuting to our community, the placing request system should be used for the people out with the authority, ERC POILCY on placing request should be looked into surely if a school is at or over capacity the school should not be taking any placing requests.
Martin Lawwell, United Kingdom
5 years ago
Gabrielle Lawwell, United Kingdom
5 years agoComments:
I support the proposal giving pupils @ St. Josephs, St.Cadocs & Our Lady of the Missions Primary schools priority access to St. Ninians High School. Furthermore St. Ninians High School should now be open only to Baptised Roman Catholic children enabling Catholics in the other Glasgow primary schools to have priority over non-catholics in East Renfrewshire. That way these children will at least have a chance of a Catholic Education & the non Catholics can choose from the remaining 5 high performing High Schools in East Renfrewshire which are available to them. If there is only one Catholic High School & places are in demand, Catholic children should be allocated those places. The Church of England schools permit entry only to Church of England children & it works well. It is time that this type of approach was commenced here for St. Ninians applicants. A Catholic school for Catholics with 1st priority to East Ren Catholic children followed by priority to Catholics at the other Catholic primaries in Glasgow which previously were permitted access. I also believe these Glasgow based children & their parents were given insufficient time to take in this proposal & fail to see why the Council needs to rush it through for 2010 giving little thought to the feelings of those Glasgow children who are currently in their P7 year. I have an interest in this Council proposal as I have 2 children @ St. Ninians , 1 at OLM & a 3yr old at St Josephs Playgroup.Hence I have now responded more than once as I have given more & more thought to the proposal outlined by East ren Council. Many thanks for taking the time to read my comments.
5 years agoComments:
East renfrewshire council Have the responsibility to the residents of east renfrewshire first, after all we are the ones paying them our council tax and contibuting to our community, the placing request system should be used for the people out with the authority, ERC POILCY on placing request should be looked into surely if a school is at or over capacity the school should not be taking any placing requests.
Martin Lawwell, United Kingdom
5 years ago
Gabrielle Lawwell, United Kingdom
5 years agoComments:
I support the proposal giving pupils @ St. Josephs, St.Cadocs & Our Lady of the Missions Primary schools priority access to St. Ninians High School. Furthermore St. Ninians High School should now be open only to Baptised Roman Catholic children enabling Catholics in the other Glasgow primary schools to have priority over non-catholics in East Renfrewshire. That way these children will at least have a chance of a Catholic Education & the non Catholics can choose from the remaining 5 high performing High Schools in East Renfrewshire which are available to them. If there is only one Catholic High School & places are in demand, Catholic children should be allocated those places. The Church of England schools permit entry only to Church of England children & it works well. It is time that this type of approach was commenced here for St. Ninians applicants. A Catholic school for Catholics with 1st priority to East Ren Catholic children followed by priority to Catholics at the other Catholic primaries in Glasgow which previously were permitted access. I also believe these Glasgow based children & their parents were given insufficient time to take in this proposal & fail to see why the Council needs to rush it through for 2010 giving little thought to the feelings of those Glasgow children who are currently in their P7 year. I have an interest in this Council proposal as I have 2 children @ St. Ninians , 1 at OLM & a 3yr old at St Josephs Playgroup.Hence I have now responded more than once as I have given more & more thought to the proposal outlined by East ren Council. Many thanks for taking the time to read my comments.
gillian boyle, United Kingdom
5 years ago
magaret carruth, United Kingdom
5 years ago
Martin Ashe, United Kingdom
5 years agoComments:
I find it quite perverse that my childrens right of placement into St. Ninians high school should be jeopardised by others living outwith East Renfrewshire council area.
Ian Caldwell, Europe
5 years agoComments:
To whom it may concern,
I agree with the proposed changes to the catchment areas in that this should be an exclusive right for East Renfrewshire feeder primaries (St. Joseph’s, Our Lady of the Missions and St. Cadoc’s) and that a placement request should have to be granted for all other shools ( e.g. St. Angela’s and former St. Louise’s)
As the number of houses being built increases in and around Southpark ,Darnley and Parkhouse, I do not think they should have an automatic place at the already over extended St. Ninian’s and any future building work in East Renfrewshire needs to take this into account.
Having made a conscious decision to pay for a house in Clarkston, I think the views and rights of residents close to St. Ninians should be given priority.
Yours Faithfully,
Ian Caldwell,
(Father of Andrew Caldwell p7B St Joseph’s Primary school , Busby – immediately affected by proposals
