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What is a catchment area?

What is a catchment area? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (hydrology) An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
  2. The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school.
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Laidlaw has given assurances that his schools would remain comprehensives and would take everyone from the catchment area.
The review will not affect postal addresses, postcodes or the catchment area of schools.
He said that as many as a dozen pupils live within the catchment area, but travel to the neighbouring primary school.
The proportion of African American and Hispanic patients in our catchment area is very low.
She said one third of pupils in her school's catchment area went to other schools, a scenario which is likely to worsen in the future.
However, if this cannot be done then pupils from outside the catchment area will be told there is no guarantee that they will get a seat.

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