PREP ENROLMENT
2024 Foundation (Prep) enrolment
Our school zone
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au (https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/) which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.
Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.
Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/guidance/placement-policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.
For more information, you can:
1. Visit School zones https://www.vic.gov.au/school-zones for answers to frequently asked questions
2. Call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
3. Email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
2024 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has released a new state-wide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Clifton Springs Primary School.
The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2023 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2024 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets and the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep.
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Clifton Springs Primary School from 24 April 2023.
What you need to do:
1. Contact Clifton Springs Primary School to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) ) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’ and the Enrolment Application Form from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep
*** If you are in our zone OR your prep child has a sibling residing at the same permanent address who will be attending school at the same time, you DO NOT need to complete an Application Form but are able to complete just the Enrolment Form.
1. Submit an Enrolment Application for Foundation (Prep) or for students in our zone or with siblings, an Enrolment Form by Friday 28 July 2023
2. Those who submitted an Application Form will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 11 August 2023.
If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023
1. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 3 & 4, 2023
Enrolment applications submitted after 28 July 2023 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
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We offer tours during Education Week (22nd – 26th May 2023) or contact 5251 3581 to book a tour.
If your family has special circumstances, please inform us at the time of your enquiry so we can organise a meeting with the Principal.
Our school zone
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au (https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/) which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.
Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.
Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/guidance/placement-policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.
For more information, you can:
1. Visit School zones https://www.vic.gov.au/school-zones for answers to frequently asked questions
2. Call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
3. Email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
2024 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has released a new state-wide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Clifton Springs Primary School.
The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2023 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2024 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets and the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep.
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Clifton Springs Primary School from 24 April 2023.
What you need to do:
1. Contact Clifton Springs Primary School to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) ) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’ and the Enrolment Application Form from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep
*** If you are in our zone OR your prep child has a sibling residing at the same permanent address who will be attending school at the same time, you DO NOT need to complete an Application Form but are able to complete just the Enrolment Form.
1. Submit an Enrolment Application for Foundation (Prep) or for students in our zone or with siblings, an Enrolment Form by Friday 28 July 2023
2. Those who submitted an Application Form will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 11 August 2023.
If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023
1. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 3 & 4, 2023
Enrolment applications submitted after 28 July 2023 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
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We offer tours during Education Week (22nd – 26th May 2023) or contact 5251 3581 to book a tour.
If your family has special circumstances, please inform us at the time of your enquiry so we can organise a meeting with the Principal.
2023 Prep Handbook and Foundation Enrolment:
| Student Enrolment Form |
| Residential Address Check |
| 2023 Prep Handbook |
| Factsheet for Foundation Enrolment for 2024 |
| Foundation Prep Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers |
| Enrolment Application Form (outside our zone or new to Clifton Springs PS) |
