Enrolment Process
School zoning and enrolment government requirements.
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.
Coimadai Primary School follows the Department’s Placement Policy and timeline.
A child’s ‘Designated neighbourhood School’ (DNS) is the school nearest the student’s permanent address.
Eligible children and young persons have the right to be admitted to their DNS.
Students are able to apply for a place at a school that is not their DNS.
All students that seek enrolment outside of their DNS should be enrolled in that school, if there is sufficient capacity.
Where there are insufficient places at a school for all student that seek entry, students are enrolled according to the Placement Policy’s priority order of placement (see below).
In exceptional circumstances, a student may be enrolled in a school based on compassionate grounds.
Priority Order of Placment
In circumstances when a school may not be able to accept all applications due to capacity concerns, schools must manage enrolment applications with the following priority order of placement. All applicants eligible under a criterion must be offered a place before moving on to consideration of the next.
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Students for whom the school is the designated neighbourhood school.
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Students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time.
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Where the regional Director has restricted the enrolment, students who reside nearest the school.
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Students seeking enrolment on specific curriculum grounds.
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All other student in order of closeness of their home to the school.
What to include when returning your child's Enrolment Form
Upon returning your completed enrolment form, we will require to sight and copy- Your child’s original Birth Certificate or Passport- Completed Immunisation Certificate (completed up to 4 years of age).- We also require a form of proof of residential address eg: A current rates notice or rental agreement.
Once all appropriate forms have been completed and returned to the school office, your child’s enrolment will be confirmed by an administration staff member in line with Department timelines.
Evidence for Demonstrating Permanent Residence
Coimadai Primary School requests documentation to verify a student’s permanent residence, in order to fairly assess enrolment applications.
Enrolment applications may not be successful if the requested documentation is not provided.
Schools are permitted to make reasonable enquiries to verify permanent address information provided by parents/carers.
Further information is available from the Governments Placement Policy guide.
Booking a Tour
We encourage any prospective families to come for an enrolment tour at Coimadai. This is the best way to get to know the school and our culture. A member of the leadership team will take you on a guided tour of Coimadai and will be able to answer any questions you may have.
Please contact the Coimadai Administration Office at coimadai.ps@education.vic.gov.au or call our office on PH: (03) 5367 2907 if you would like to book a tour.
When can my child start school?
To start primary school your child will need to turn five years of age by 30 April of the year that they start school. A child must be at school (or registered for home schooling) in the year that they turn six years of age - this is the compulsory school starting age.
Other Year Level Enrolments
We also accept enrolment applications for students in other year levels. If you are seeking enrolment at other year levels, please contact our school for more information.
For more information regarding enrolments please refer to the Department of Education Placement Policy by clicking here.
Application to Enrol in a Government School
A copy of the Application to Enrol form is available to download above. If you would prefer a hard copy, please call 5367 2709 to arrange collection from the school office or you can print the form here Student Enrolment Form March 2024 (PDF Version)