Enrolments
School Age for 2024 Foundation Students
To start primary school in 2024, your child will need to turn five (5) years old by 30 April 2024. For children whose birthday falls after April 30 in the year in which s/he commences school, the application must first be approved by the Department of Education before the application can be considered by the school. Schooling is compulsory for children who have turned 6 years old.
A new statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2024 school year has been released. All government primary schools, including P-9 and P-12 schools, will follow the new timeline. If your child is starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024, you will be able to apply to enrol your child in a Victorian government primary school from the start of Term 2, 2023 (Monday 24 April 2023).
Criteria for Enrolment
1. All applicants must provide a certified copy of their birth certificate, immunisation status and if applicable, a copy of the most recent school report.
2. Applicants born overseas must provide a certified copy of their passport and visa.
3. Full fee paying International students should contact the International Student Division of the Department of Education on 9651 3700 prior to contacting the school.
Enrolment Priorities
Every child has the right, as set out in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, to enrol in their designated neighbourhood school. Your designated neighbourhood school is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address.
Applications to schools other than your designated neighbourhood school are subject to the school having available spaces, as outlined in the Department's Placement Policy. As deemed by the Department of Education Essendon Primary School has an enrolment ceiling of 475 students. Where there are insufficient places for students who seek enrolment the following priority is used to determine which students will be enrolled:
1. Essendon Primary School is required to enrol children who live within the Essendon Primary School zone. Findmyschool is the official Victorian school zones site and hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones. The information on this site is updated in Term 1 each year, ready for the Kinder to Foundation and Year 6 to 7 transition period. To visit the site, see: https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au If you have a question about school zones call the VSBA Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au
2. Students with siblings who will be concurrently attending Essendon Primary School;
3. Children of current Essendon Primary School staff.
4. Students in order of proximity of their home to Essendon Primary (by straight line radius from the school).
2024 Enrolment Process
The 2024 Enrolment Process has commenced for 2024 Foundation students. The 'Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers.' is now available to download. All children, including siblings, due to start in Foundation (Prep) in 2024 will need to submit an application to enrol via email to essendon.ps@education.vic.gov.au by 28 July 2023 if you want your child to be considered for enrolment at Essendon Primary School. Enrolment applications submitted after this date will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department's Placement Policy. Once submitted, families who are not already part of the Essendon Primary School environment will be asked to provide supporting documentation as per the 100 point Residential Address Checklist in order to determine and verify the child's permanent residence. Families who live within the Essendon Primary School Zone, which can be verified through the Find My School website, will automatically be eligible and invited to complete the official enrolment form. Places available to those who live outside of the Essendon Primary School Zone will be offered to families in order of proximity of their home to Essendon Primary (by straight line radius from the school). Families will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 11th August 2023. This will include sibling enrolment. Those who receive an offer of placement, should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023.
We are able to offer tours of the school buildings and grounds at the end of the school day, on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 4:30pm, for families who wish to be considered for a place in 2024. Please click on the link https://compasstix.com/e/l32zrs2ein to book a time. The session will last approximately 45 minutes when you will have a tour of our learning spaces and facilities led by the Principal &/or Assistant Principal/s and any questions you have answered. At the conclusion of each tour applications to enrol will be distributed should you wish to proceed with the enrolment process.
In the meantime you are welcome to view our information video via this link. Viewing the video before your tour will help explain and put some of what we show you into context. Of course, there will be the opportunity to ask any further questions. Please feel free to fast forward or skip parts of the videos as needed. We are keen to know a little information about those who are interested in our school. Once you have submitted your response to a few questions you will be given the link to the information video.
Foundation Orientation Sessions
2024 Foundation Orientation sessions will take place from 9:30 to 10:30am on 4 Friday mornings commencing Friday 17th November. (17th and 24th November and 1st and 8th December). After the successful transition of students in previous years, we will continue to have all year levels step up to their new year level during this time. This will allow us the opportunity to explore different groupings of students, seek feedback from teachers, students and parents and collect student-learning information in preparation for a smooth transition in 2024. In the meantime, year 6 students will be able to work on their own transition program in preparation for secondary school. Our final transition day, when students will meet as a 2024 cohort with their 2024 teachers in their designated learning space will be Friday 8th December.
To start primary school in 2024, your child will need to turn five (5) years old by 30 April 2024. For children whose birthday falls after April 30 in the year in which s/he commences school, the application must first be approved by the Department of Education before the application can be considered by the school. Schooling is compulsory for children who have turned 6 years old.
A new statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2024 school year has been released. All government primary schools, including P-9 and P-12 schools, will follow the new timeline. If your child is starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024, you will be able to apply to enrol your child in a Victorian government primary school from the start of Term 2, 2023 (Monday 24 April 2023).
Criteria for Enrolment
1. All applicants must provide a certified copy of their birth certificate, immunisation status and if applicable, a copy of the most recent school report.
2. Applicants born overseas must provide a certified copy of their passport and visa.
3. Full fee paying International students should contact the International Student Division of the Department of Education on 9651 3700 prior to contacting the school.
Enrolment Priorities
Every child has the right, as set out in the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, to enrol in their designated neighbourhood school. Your designated neighbourhood school is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address.
Applications to schools other than your designated neighbourhood school are subject to the school having available spaces, as outlined in the Department's Placement Policy. As deemed by the Department of Education Essendon Primary School has an enrolment ceiling of 475 students. Where there are insufficient places for students who seek enrolment the following priority is used to determine which students will be enrolled:
1. Essendon Primary School is required to enrol children who live within the Essendon Primary School zone. Findmyschool is the official Victorian school zones site and hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones. The information on this site is updated in Term 1 each year, ready for the Kinder to Foundation and Year 6 to 7 transition period. To visit the site, see: https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au If you have a question about school zones call the VSBA Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au
2. Students with siblings who will be concurrently attending Essendon Primary School;
3. Children of current Essendon Primary School staff.
4. Students in order of proximity of their home to Essendon Primary (by straight line radius from the school).
2024 Enrolment Process
The 2024 Enrolment Process has commenced for 2024 Foundation students. The 'Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers.' is now available to download. All children, including siblings, due to start in Foundation (Prep) in 2024 will need to submit an application to enrol via email to essendon.ps@education.vic.gov.au by 28 July 2023 if you want your child to be considered for enrolment at Essendon Primary School. Enrolment applications submitted after this date will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department's Placement Policy. Once submitted, families who are not already part of the Essendon Primary School environment will be asked to provide supporting documentation as per the 100 point Residential Address Checklist in order to determine and verify the child's permanent residence. Families who live within the Essendon Primary School Zone, which can be verified through the Find My School website, will automatically be eligible and invited to complete the official enrolment form. Places available to those who live outside of the Essendon Primary School Zone will be offered to families in order of proximity of their home to Essendon Primary (by straight line radius from the school). Families will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 11th August 2023. This will include sibling enrolment. Those who receive an offer of placement, should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023.
We are able to offer tours of the school buildings and grounds at the end of the school day, on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 4:30pm, for families who wish to be considered for a place in 2024. Please click on the link https://compasstix.com/e/l32zrs2ein to book a time. The session will last approximately 45 minutes when you will have a tour of our learning spaces and facilities led by the Principal &/or Assistant Principal/s and any questions you have answered. At the conclusion of each tour applications to enrol will be distributed should you wish to proceed with the enrolment process.
In the meantime you are welcome to view our information video via this link. Viewing the video before your tour will help explain and put some of what we show you into context. Of course, there will be the opportunity to ask any further questions. Please feel free to fast forward or skip parts of the videos as needed. We are keen to know a little information about those who are interested in our school. Once you have submitted your response to a few questions you will be given the link to the information video.
Foundation Orientation Sessions
2024 Foundation Orientation sessions will take place from 9:30 to 10:30am on 4 Friday mornings commencing Friday 17th November. (17th and 24th November and 1st and 8th December). After the successful transition of students in previous years, we will continue to have all year levels step up to their new year level during this time. This will allow us the opportunity to explore different groupings of students, seek feedback from teachers, students and parents and collect student-learning information in preparation for a smooth transition in 2024. In the meantime, year 6 students will be able to work on their own transition program in preparation for secondary school. Our final transition day, when students will meet as a 2024 cohort with their 2024 teachers in their designated learning space will be Friday 8th December.