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(i)       to note that officers would ask Roads colleagues to provide information on the criteria which was considered for safe walking routes to schools and would circulate this to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note the decision of Council on 13 December 2023, to construct a new 1600 pupil campus on the current Hazlehead Academy playing fields to provide secondary school provision for the Hazlehead and Countesswells Associated School Groups;

(iii)      to agree to implement changes to the existing Countesswells and Hazlehead secondary school catchment areas, as defined within Map 2 in the consultation report at Appendix 1 of this report, to create a new catchment area which will be served by the new Hazlehead Academy, with effect from 1 August 2027; and

(iv)      agree to implement changes to the catchment areas for Greenbrae School and Scotstown School, as defined within Map 2 in the consultation report at Appendix 2 of this report, with effect from 1 August 2024.

With reference to article 8 of the minute of its meeting of 21 March 2023 and article 10 of the minute of its meeting of 21 November 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Families and Communities which provided an update on the outcomes of two recent statutory public consultations, on proposals to make changes to the school catchment areas for (1) Hazlehead Academy and (2) Greenbrae School and Scotstown School.

Members asked a number of questions on the report.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the decision of Council on 13 December 2023, to construct a new 1600 pupil campus on the current Hazlehead Academy playing fields to provide secondary school provision for the Hazlehead and Countesswells Associated School Groups;

(b)      agree to implement changes to the existing Countesswells and Hazlehead secondary school catchment areas, as defined within Map 2 in the consultation report at Appendix 1 of this report, to create a new catchment area which will be served by the new Hazlehead Academy, with effect from 1 August 2027; and

(c)      agree to implement changes to the catchment areas for Greenbrae School and Scotstown School, as defined within Map 2 in the consultation report at Appendix 2 of this report, with effect from 1 August 2024.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers would ask Roads colleagues to provide information on the criteria which was considered for safe walking routes to schools and would circulate this to Members outwith the meeting; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.