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So who else is anxiously awaiting letters this week with offers of secondary school places?

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MummyPenguin · 28/02/2007 09:53

Letters here go out tomorrow, so we should have them by Friday. It seems a long time ago since we were filling out our preference forms in September. These last few days, waiting for news, are the worst.

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princesscc · 01/03/2007 22:29

Its only 9 hours now til the postman comes!!!

swedishmum · 01/03/2007 22:25

Good luck to all of you waiting for the post tomorrow. I know how much better I feel knowing today. Dd is thrilled - she looked online when we got home and we pretended it was the first we knew.

astronomer · 01/03/2007 20:07

When DS changed schools the parish priest knew the outcome several days before parents and did tell one or two of us that he felt wouldn't say anything. It is different now local authority has taken over the whole thing

christywhisty · 01/03/2007 19:20

hope the postman is not late

princesscc · 01/03/2007 18:28

christywisty ~ two very happy boys and two lots of very proud families I bet! Well done you......Only 13 hours til the postman comes for me!!

christywhisty · 01/03/2007 18:05

My son took an aptitude for technology test, There were only 18 places and hundreds applied.
He got in and so has his friend!!!!!!!

princesscc · 01/03/2007 15:29

thanks MummyPenguin! I'm singing it now!!

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MummyPenguin · 01/03/2007 14:22

It's doing my head in too. I've had that song in my mind sice yesterday: "I just don't know what to do with myseeelf."

Well done to all of you with the results your DC needed - and more importantly - well done to the kids!!

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princesscc · 01/03/2007 13:57

I am sooo jealous of you lot who already have your results! I CAN'T STAND THE SUSPENSE ANYMORE!!!!!

Freckle · 01/03/2007 12:47

Great news, swedishmum. Such a relief after all that waiting.

Well done to saffy and good luck to the rest!

saffy202 · 01/03/2007 12:07

Fingers crossed for everyone waiting

saffy202 · 01/03/2007 12:06

Yeeeessss!
Ds1 got into his chosen school - as it is in the next town, and a different catchment I thought we would have to go to appeal and was all ready for it.
Can't get hold of dh to tell him and I'm bursting

princesscc · 01/03/2007 11:28

yey for you swedishmum! Bet you can't keep still now! Its gonna be a long day.....

swedishmum · 01/03/2007 11:14

I got through to the Kent website at last - dd passed. How typical of them to mess it up! Excellent results Freckle. I've been stressed about it because dd was ill on the 1st day of tests - mil poisoned all 4 children with reheated rice. Can't let on to dd I know - I said I wouldn't look till she got home!

princesscc · 01/03/2007 10:12

BTW - if you phone the sorting office where your post comes from, you can ask them to put your post aside and you can collect it yourself for 7am.

princesscc · 01/03/2007 10:11

bananaknickers~cant be sure for your council, but I phoned ours last week and they will not be posting results online until after the post has been delivered tomorrow, so don't panic! I have pounched on the postman every day this week and told him he MUST be here before 8.30 tomorrow. Poor love, I'm sure i'll do his best! I can't concentrate on anything and as for tomorrow, we won't get anything done - the phone will be going all day!! Good luck everyone (oh sh*t - I'm getting all teary eyed now!)

Bananaknickers · 01/03/2007 10:08

Yes Feckle I am. Did you ring the secondry school?

Freckle · 01/03/2007 10:06

Are you in Kent? I tried to get onto their website for over 45 minutes this morning. Apparently their IT department is working on it. Fat lot of use that is to parents who have to go to work. What's the point of telling parents they can get the information online if you don't set up your system to cope with the anticipated volume of traffic??

I ended up contacting the school and got the information from them.

Bananaknickers · 01/03/2007 10:02

I applied online and would you belive that their server has gone down. Might still have to wait until morning now

wotzsaname · 01/03/2007 10:01

This news artical may be of use in the days to come for some parents. Parent power wins in school places fight . It has some guidance and useful links.

Freckle · 01/03/2007 09:58

Yes, I should have added good luck to all those still waiting to hear. Such an anxious time.

fairyjay · 01/03/2007 09:52

Good luck to everyone who's waiting to hear!

crispyduck · 01/03/2007 09:50

Ds tells me that we will find out today..is this right

Berries · 01/03/2007 09:48

Well done Freckle's DS. So glad you can give him good news. Really hoping I can tomorrow.

Freckle · 01/03/2007 09:46

DS2 passed his 11+. Max score for each paper is 140, with 120 being the pass mark. He got 140, 140 and 132 and is into the grammar of his choice. So chuffed for him. He won't know until this evening so hope his day isn't too anxious.