Enrolment @ DRPS
You will need to complete an Enrolment Form. Physical Enrolment Forms can be obtained from the school office. Please call our Enrolment Officer on 9740 1391 for a form to check if you are residing within the school’s designated neighbourhood boundary.
How do I enrol?
The Enrolment Form should be completed and returned to school with the following documents:
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Birth Certificate or Child’s Passport
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Immunisation Certificate
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Child’s Passport (if child born overseas)
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Proof of address documents (e.g. Drivers Licence, 12 month Lease Agreement/Council Rates notice and 2 utility bills e.g. gas, electricity)
Other information you will need to provide for the enrolment form include:
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Parents home, mobile and work phone numbers
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Parents email address
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Contact details of emergency contacts (other than parents)
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Contact details for your family doctor
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Copies of Visa (if applicable)
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Copies of any reports or information from previous school, or relevant outside agency (e.g. therapist)
When do I have to submit the Enrolment Application Form?
Enrolments for Foundation open in term 2 each year. Please submit your completed enrolment form between 20th April & 26th June for the following year’s entry.
Will there be a Transition / Orientation session?
Foundation Information sessions are held in Term 2 for prospective families. All families who meet critieria for enrolment at Diggers Rest Primary School will be advised of dates and time of the sessions. If you are wanting to enrol your child at Diggers Rest Primary School who is not in prep, please contact our Enrolment Officer on 9740 1391.
In term 4, Diggers Rest Primary School host 3 x Orientation sessions for future Foundation students. We also host 1 x state-wide step-up day for students from grades 1-6 who will be/are enrolled.
Do we have to live within the school zone?
All Melbourne schools have a local neighbourhood area. The Department of Education and Training requires that schools allocate places to students residing within that area.
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:
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visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
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call the School Provision and Establishment Division via the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
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email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
