Parents of pupils at primary school in Elgin can find out more about new catchment areas during a drop-in session next week.
A wide-ranging consultation was carried out earlier this year on proposals for rezoning the catchment areas to address capacity issues.
The mass shake-up, which comes into force in January, comes as the local authority plans to build two new primary schools in the town. The first is a priority in the south-east and another in the north by 2020.
New housing developments and a growing population in Moray’s biggest town mean most of the schools in the town are currently brimming.
Without action from Moray Council, four of six primaries – Bishopmill, East End, New Elgin and Seafield – were all expected to exceeded their current capacities by 2018.
The move was hastened as education officers warned failing to revise the catchment areas could mean children would be unable to attend their zoned school and be forced to commute to schools outwith Elgin.
As well as Bishopmill, East End, New Elgin and Seafield, the council is looking to rezone Greenwards and West End primaries.
Two new primary schools would also be built, with the second in the north completed by 2020.
The proposals were approved at a full meeting of Moray Council last week, with the new schools zones taking effect from the beginning of the new term.
Parents who would like to find out more about the new zones and how they might affect their children will be able to have a chat with education officials at Elgin Community Centre on Thursday, November 26 between 4pm-6pm.
Director of education and social care Laurence Findlay will be on hand along with the council’s head of lifelong learning, Graham Jarvis, and senior education adviser Paul Watson to answer any questions or concerns that parents might have.