# The School Admissions (Common Offer Date) (Wales) Regulations 2013, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
These Regulations are made under sections 89B and 138A of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. They come into force on 8 July 2013 and apply in relation to admission to secondary schools for the academic year 2015/2016 and in relation to admission to primary schools for the academic year 2018/2019 and subsequent academic years (regulation 1).
Regulation 3 prescribes 1 March (or the next working day) as the date on which decisions in relation to secondary school admissions are to be communicated to parents.
Regulation 4 prescribes 16 April (or the next working day) as the date on which decisions in relation to primary school admissions are to be communicated to parents.
No regulatory impact assessment has been carried out for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2013/1144/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-admissions-common-offer-date-wales-regulations-2013/note
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