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Who else finds out about their dc's secondary school place next week ??

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CrackerNut · 26/02/2009 14:16

We find out via email on Monday. Emails will be sent at 00:01 but it will take some time for them to get through a list I suppose.

I am really nervous about it even though we are in catchment and should be ok.

Dd didn't agree with the school I put for 2nd choice though so her reaction will not be good if she doesn't get first choice.

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2sugarsandapuppy · 26/02/2009 16:07

Me. 2nd class post sent out on the 2nd. Didn't put down a second choice.

Babysamrocks · 26/02/2009 16:05

We find out by letter on Tuesdy. We have promised ds we will open it all together when he's home from school.

pigsinmud · 26/02/2009 16:04

mollyroger - is there a way of checking online? We applied online and can find out online on Tuesday. I think the letters are posted 1st class on Monday so everyone should find out the same day whether you applied online or by post.

Ds1 is talking about it all the time so everyone at school must be ... not that there is much to worry about for most people.

mollyroger · 26/02/2009 15:57

oh dear god I keep managing to put this to the back of my mind but at random times, I remember, and my stomach turns over. We don't have a hope in hell of getting into any of the schools we chose.

And I'm working that day and the post doesn't arrive til late afternoon so I will get to the playground with everyone knowing except us

NewTeacher · 26/02/2009 15:53

Its an automated email! Someone doesnt sit there and send them individually!

As long as their network is not down you will receive it within a minute!!!

Good luck hope you get the schools you want.

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CrackerNut · 26/02/2009 14:37

I have said I will stay up until 12:15 but if it hasn't arrived by then I will go to bed.

Dd's surname begins with R so if they do it alphabetically it could take a while to get to her.

Technically, our nearest school is one that we put as 4th choice, but the one we put 1st is opposite that.

2nd choice is about a mile away and although i'd prefer first choice, I would also be ok with choice 2. Dd1 however has said that if she doesn't get first choice then she's not going anywhere lol.

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pigsinmud · 26/02/2009 14:33

We find out next Tuesday at 7am. We're very borderline for our first choice as 2nd choice school is our nearest.

Ds1 is very anxious as most of his friends from school will get their first choice - they live in town whereas we live in nearby village. I'm talking up his second choice big time!!

We only have 2 schools nearby so it was just a question of which order they go!

Will you stay up to find out?! I know I would.

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