Consultations - Shawfair 2-18 Education Consultation

A report on the consultation will be considered by councillors and available on our Citizen Space website. We will also share the findings on this page and on social media.

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The proposals are:

• New primary and secondary school catchment areas will be established for the proposed Shawfair 2-18 Education Campus, and the catchment areas of Danderhall Primary School, and Dalkeith High School will be realigned;
• A new all through school with early learning, primary and secondary learning, and specialist additional support needs (ASN) provision will be established for the proposed Shawfair 2-18 education campus catchment area;
• The new all through school will open on its permanent site on the completion of the new building in August 2028 or as soon as possible thereafter;
• A realignment of the Danderhall Primary School Catchment Area and Dalkeith High School Catchment Area from August 2027.

Public meetings

In person

• Thursday 21 May 2026 at 6.30pm in Danderhall Community Hub, EH22 1QL.

Virtual drop-in sessions:

• Tuesday 12 May 2026 via Microsoft Teams
• Thursday 14 May via Microsoft Teams

These sessions will take place throughout the day between 2pm - 4pm and 5pm – 7pm. These will be in 20-minute slots.

To reserve a place at the virtual drop-in, please email:

• EducationConsultation@midlothian.gov.uk

Paper copies

To ask for a paper copy email:

• EducationConsultation@midlothian.gov.uk

These can be posted back to:

Shawfair School consultation
Freepost SCO 622,
Midlothian Council,
Dalkeith EH22 1DN

Other formats

The consultation can also be supplied in Braille, large print, audiotape or in your own language although please note the council’s website offers reading, speech and translation support when you use the browse aloud headphones icon at the bottom right hand side of the pages.

If you need further help, please contact:

• EducationConsultation@midlothian.gov.uk

All responses must be received by Wednesday, 27 May 2026.