South Lanarkshire councillors to vote on catchment areas of Cambuslang schools

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South Lanarkshire councillors are to vote on new catchment areas for two Cambuslang primary schools next month.A consultation was launched last year to gather public responses on the council’s decision to amend catchment areas for Newton Farm and Hallside Primary schools.Elected members will vote on September 21 based on the results of the consultation.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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This is even with a seven classroom extension, there is insufficient space in the school to continue to cope with the catchment area children.Hallside Primary School has sufficient space to take additional pupils, and this could assist with capacity pressures at Newton Farm Primary school.

The consultation proposal document shared with the public indicated: ‘any current catchment child attending Newton Farm Primary School during school session 21/22 and living in the proposed rezoned area for Hallside Primary School will have the