Aberdeen City Secondary School Catchment Boundaries from 2017

Approved from August 2017, these geographic boundaries define secondary school zones for Aberdeen City. The dataset identifies 'in zone' pupils for each academy and is provided by Aberdeen City Council. Some pupils within the city boundary may be 'in zone' for an Aberdeenshire Academy.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on defined geographic catchment boundaries.
• Analyze pupil distribution and school capacity planning based on 'in zone' designations.
• Model urban development impacts on education infrastructure using the approved boundary data.

Strengths

• Boundaries are officially approved for use from August 2017.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, CSV, KML, ZIP).
• Explicitly defines 'in zone' pupil status for specific academies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire region.

Provenance

Source

Aberdeen City Council

Collection Method

Defined and approved geographic boundaries for school administration.

Time Range

From August 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:17.131451; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Aberdeen City, with references to Aberdeenshire Academies.