Our school zone
Our school zone is available on 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 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:
- visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
- call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
- email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
Statewide timeline for Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The first year of primary school is called Foundation or Prep.
The statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2026 school year has been released.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government school. The timeline seeks to make the enrolment process simpler, clearer and fairer for families.
The timeline applies to children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2026. All government primary schools, including P-9 and P-12 schools, will follow the timeline.
The timeline does not apply to government specialist schools. For information about how to apply to enrol your child in a government specialist school, you should read enrolling in a school.
The timeline does not apply to non-government schools (Catholic or Independent schools). If you wish for your child to attend a non-government school, please contact individual non-government schools for their enrolment processes.
If you are seeking to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for the 2025 school year, you should read about enrolling in a school and contact a primary school directly.
Steps to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for the 2026 school year
To start primary school in 2026, your child will need to turn 5 years old by 30 April 2026. Schooling is compulsory for children who have turned 6 years old.
If your child is starting Foundation (Prep) in 2026, you will be able to apply to enrol your child in a Victorian government primary school from the start of Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22 April 2025).
What you need to do:
- Use Find my School to locate your designated neighbourhood school (referred to as your local school) and other nearby government schools.
- Contact a government primary school to book a school tour or to learn more about the school and the enrolment application process.
- Download the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers (available on this website by Tuesday 22 April 2025). This pack will include an application form. The school may also provide you with a copy of the form to complete.
- Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
- You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
- Take part in information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
- Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.
Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department of Education’s Placement Policy.
Your child has a right to enrol at their local school. Your child’s local school is determined on the basis of their permanent residential address. Visit Find my School to locate your child’s local school. The enrolling in a school page can also help you to confirm your child’s address for enrolment.
If you are seeking to apply to enrol your child in a school that is not their local school, you should read about school zones and how they work. You should also read about how applications are prioritised using the Department of Education’s Placement Policy found on the enrolling in a school page.
Enrolment information pack for parents and carers
The Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers will be available on this website by Tuesday 22 April 2025.
This pack will include a copy of the enrolment timeline and Frequently Asked Questions. It will also include an application form. Families can use the application form in this pack to apply for enrolment.
Additional supporting materials
A factsheet and poster, providing a summary of the Foundation (Prep) enrolment process for the 2026 school year, are available in the link below.
The factsheet includes key dates in the 2026 enrolment process and Frequently Asked Questions.
The poster provides a step-by-step guide of the enrolment process (without any specific dates for 2026 enrolment).
https://www.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-11/Foundation-Prep-poster.pdf
A COPY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IS REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR CHILD’S ENROLMENT APPLICATION:
- Completed Enrolment Form
- Your child’s birth certificate
- Immunisation status certificate
- Passport and Visa (if your child was born overseas)
- Custody Documentation – if applicable
- Medical documentation
Year 6 to 7 placement
Each year, the department releases Year 6 to 7 placement information for schools and parents/carers, including:
- a statewide placement timeline
- placement information packs.
All Victorian government primary and secondary schools must follow the processes set out in the statewide placement timeline and information packs for 2025 to 2026.
When placing students in Year 7, schools must not:
- create or use forms other than those supplied by the department
- communicate with parents/carers regarding the status or outcome of placement applications prior to the date specified in the timeline
- undertake testing or hold interviews with prospective families before parents/carers receive placement offers
- share student information (including CASES21 student data transfer, NAPLAN results and teacher judgement reports) before parents/carers accept offers.
Placement timeline for 2025 to 2026
The statewide placement timeline for 2025 to 2026 (staff login required) for Victorian government schools has been developed to assist all government primary and secondary schools with the placement of students in Year 7.
This timeline includes activity descriptions and an overview of responsibilities to assist school staff with key dates.
Placement information packs for 2025 to 2026
Year 6 to 7 placement information packs are available by the beginning of Term 2 for students commencing Year 7 the following year.
Year 6 to 7 placement information packs: guidance for government schools
The information pack provides guidance to manage Year 7 applications.
To ensure all Year 6 students are placed in a secondary school for Year 7, primary and secondary schools must:
- download the Year 6 to 7 placement information pack for Victorian government schools 2025 to 2026, once available
- follow the procedures and meet the deadlines as outlined in the pack
- once families have accepted placement offers, complete the student data transfer (staff login required) process through CASES21 for every Year 6 student.
Victorian government secondary schools must apply the department’s Placement Policy when enrolling students in Year 7.
Year 6 to 7 placement information packs: guidance for parents and carers
The Year 6 to 7 placement information pack for parents and carers provides guidance to assist families of Year 6 students moving to a government school in 2026.
The parent/carer information pack is available for download from the Moving from primary to secondary website from the start of Term 2, 2025.
Year 7 application process
From the first week of Term 2, 2025, primary schools must distribute the parent/carer placement information pack to all Year 6 families. The pack will include the application for Year 7 placement.
All families with Year 6 students at Victorian government schools must complete the application for Year 7 placement 2026 and submit to their primary school as specified within the statewide timeline. This includes students who are:
- continuing at a P–12 school
- offered a place at a non-government school, or
- intend to register for home schooling.
Primary schools should take reasonable steps to follow up with parents/carers to confirm their child’s Year 7 placement for 2026. Reasonable steps may include contacting the parents/carers via phone call, email, or scheduling a meeting. If these attempts are unsuccessful, staff must advise the family, in writing, that an application form will be completed by staff on their behalf and sent to their designated neighbourhood school.
Students at non-government schools
Families of Year 6 students at non-government schools wanting to enrol at a Victorian government school in 2026 may approach secondary schools directly if their child’s primary school is not supporting the statewide placement process. Non-government families must use the Application for Year 7 Placement 2026 available in the parent/carer information pack.
For direct submissions from these families, secondary schools must acknowledge receipt of the application form and advise families, in writing, that if their child is not successful in gaining a Year 7 placement at their preference/s, their form will be forwarded to their designated neighbourhood school.
Late applications
Primary schools must continue to manage late applications until the end of the school year, including applications from families who have moved permanent residence and have a change of preference to align with their new school zone.
Secondary schools must offer placement to late applications from students residing within their school zone. Where a school has sufficient accommodation, placement should also be offered to late applications from students residing outside their school zone in line with the Placement Policy.
Transfer of student information
Once a parent/carer accepts a placement offer, government primary and secondary schools must transfer student information via the CASES21 student data transfer.
For more information, refer to the chapter 24 of the CASES21 Administration User Guide (staff login required).
https://www.vic.gov.au/moving-primary-secondary-school-information-parents-and-carers