Enrolment and Contact

To start primary school your child must turn 5 years of age or older by 30 April of the year that they will start school.

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 on the basis of 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.

2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education has released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2025 school year.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Southmoor Primary School.

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers’ from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15 April 2024).

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Southmoor Primary School from 15 April 2024.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school office to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process. Tours are available every Tuesday at 10.00 am.
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack HERE.
3. Submit an enrolment application form for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July 2024.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29 July and Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29 January 2025.

Enrolment applications submitted after 26 July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

Supporting documentation for enrolment

An enrolment form (see link below) must be completed if you are enrolling your child for the first time in the Victorian government school system.

This form seeks personal and health information that should only be provided to the school your child will attend.

You will be required to provide the following information and documentation:

• Evidence of identity and date of birth (for example, a birth certificate or passport)
• Immunisation History Statement
• Your contact details
• Emergency contact details
• Health information about your child (such as allergies or illnesses they need to manage)
• Other legal orders relating to your child and their welfare.

Click HERE to download the Enrolment Form for Southmoor Primary School, but please remember completed forms cannot be submitted until 15 April 2024.

Links:

• Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/
• Enrolling in school