Enrolments

How To Enrol

If you have decided to enrol at Deepdene Primary School, please email our office with your child’s name, date of birth, address and a contact phone number and we will send you our enrolment form.

Your child will usually go to the primary school closest to where your family lives, if they are attending a government school.  You can choose to send your child to a different government primary school if they have places available, or to a Catholic or independent school.

To make your child’s transition from kindergarten to primary school a happy and positive experience, it is important to consider which school will best benefit your child’s learning and development.

In order to enrol you will need to provide us with:

  • a completed enrolment form
  • a copy of your child’s Immunisation History Statement from the Australian Immunisation Register – How to request an Immunisation History Statement.   * If you’re child has had their vaccinations overseas, please click here to find out how to add them to the AIR so you can then obtain an Immunisation History Statement.
  • a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate / Passport / any Visa Documentation
  • proof of permanent residential address – (for new families only)

This year our school will use an online system for new enrolments to Victorian government schools called VicStudents.

VicStudents will be available for students who are enrolling in a Victorian Government School for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2025. 

VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security.

To commence online enrolment: 
Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form. Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application. 

A Quick Reference Guide to using the online system is available here: Digital Enrolment Parent Carer Guide 

 

Foundation 2025

Starting primary school is a major milestone for your child.  The first years are an exciting and engaging time for your child.  Building positive relationships and experiences in the early years is important to long-term development, learning and wellbeing.  The more you can help your child to become familiar with the layout of the school and what they need to do before day one, the less overwhelmed they are likely to feel.

To start Foundation, the first year of primary school, your child needs to turn five by 30 April of that year. Your child must be at school in the year they turn six, which is the compulsory school-starting age.

We welcome new enrolments each year from new families and current families alike!  Once your child is enrolled at Deepdene for the following year, they will be involved in a variety of visits and sessions here at school.  These sessions are aimed at building relationships with both students and families new to Deepdene.
Your child will be involved in three ‘Transition Sessions’ beginning in October and a longer ‘Orientation Day’ in December. 

We understand that commencing school is an important step for both students and their families.  We are committed to working with you to ensure a smooth start to this important process.

Foundation 2025 Enrolment Timeline and Tour Dates

Term 2 – Week 1
Enrolment applications open from Monday 15th April

Term 2 – Week 4
Thursday 9th May 11:30am to 12:45pm
Foundation School Tours for 2025 families

Term 2 – Week 5
Tuesday 14th May   11:30am to 12:45pm
Foundation School Tours for 2024 families

Thursday 16th  May
Foundation Information Evening 5-6pm

Term 3 – Week 2
Foundation Applications to Enrol are due by Friday 26th July

Term 3 – Weeks 3 & 4
Between Monday 29th July and Friday August 9th- Primary schools provide parents and carers with written notification of Foundation enrolment outcomes.

Term 3 – Week 6
Parents accept letter of offer and complete Enrolment Forms by Friday 23rd August

 

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:

School Tour Dates

Foundation 2025 School Tour Dates
Thursday 9th May      11:30am – 12:45pm
Tuesday 14th May      11:30am – 12:45pm

Foundation 2025 Information Evening
Thursday 16th May   5pm – 6pm

Enrolment Timeline- 2025 Foundation enrolments

The Department of Education (DE) has released the 2025 statewide 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 Deepdene Primary School.

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

You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers for the 2025 school year from the Starting School webpage: https://www.vic.gov.au/starting-school.

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).

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

To commence online enrolment:
Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form. Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application.

What you need to do:

  1. Contact our school on 9817 1917 or via email at deepdene.ps@education.vic.gov.au  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 from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15th April 2024)
  3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July 2024
  4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an offer of placement, 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. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) on Thursday 30 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.