Parents will be asked for their thoughts on plans to shake-up the school catchment area in an Aberdeenshire town this week.
A public meeting on the re-zoning of Kintore will be held on Wednesday, and parents and other members of the community are being urged to go along and have their say.
The existing primary school in the town is already overcrowded, with 645 pupils learning in classrooms only designed for 415.
The roll is expected to rise to 674 by 2016.
A new 540-pupil school in the Midmill area is planned, and Aberdeenshire Council hopes to welcome the first pupils in autumn 2016.
As part of the development, the boundary lines for the town need to be changed and the council is proposing that children from new homes to the south of Kintore, as well as some from the north-east part of the town, would go to the new school.
However, pupils at the existing primary will not be moved unless their parents request to do so, and siblings will continue going to the same school.
Director of education Maria Walker said last month: “It is important that the proposal does not have a negative impact upon any children currently attending school within the Kintore area, and that they have continuity in their education.
“The proposed change to the zone will address capacity issues in Kintore and over time will provide the additional learning space for pupils at Kintore Primary School.
“As the town develops, families moving into the south of the town will have access to some leisure and nursery facilities closer to their home than the existing provision at Kintore Primary School.”
Wednesday’s drop-in session will be held at Kintore School from 7pm-9pm.
Anyone who can not attend the meeting can also take part in the consultation online, by visiting www.surveymonkey.com/s/KintoreRezoning
For more information, or to make comments, contact Education and Children’s Services, Aberdeenshire Council, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB or e-mail rezoning@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Comments should be submitted by Friday, December 12.