Enrolment

ENROLMENT GUIDE

Introduction

This guide is informed by the Department of Education Enrolment in Public Schools Policy v3.0 and the Enrolment in Public School Procedures v3.1

The first step to enrol your child into Caversham Primary School is to complete an Application for Enrolment.

Original documents must be sighted and as such no email applications will be accepted. The school will require evidence of your child’s age and residence when you submit the application to enrol your child. This evidence includes:

Your child’s birth certificate (original or certified copy) or equivalent identity documents
Proof of address
Passport and visa details (if applicable)

Parents will be notified of the outcome of an application via their nominated email address at the earliest opportunity.

Upon acceptance of an Application for Enrolment, you will be required to complete a Student Enrolment form. All necessary documents must be returned to secure a placement.

It is essential that all the information on these forms is accurate and current. All medical information needs to be correct at time of enrolment to enable the school to create an emergency response plan, if required.

Kindergarten Enrolment

Kindergarten places are offered after enrolment applications close on the first Friday of Term 3 in the year before your child starts at Kindergarten. If there are more Kindergarten applications than places available, the principal will apply our enrolment priorities to your application. We will notify you in writing if we can offer your child a place.

The school will need to confirm that your child meets the immunisation requirements before you can accept a place and finalise your child’s Kindergarten enrolment. You will need to provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement for your child that is not more than 2 months old when you accept the offer of a place. If your child’s immunisation status is not up-to-date, the school will provide more information about the enrolment requirements for not up-to-date children. If your child meets these requirements, they can enrol.

Your child’s Kindergarten enrolment ceases at the end of their Kindergarten year. Pre-primary is a new enrolment. Your child may need to enrol at a new school in Pre-primary.

If your enrolment application is unsuccessful, the principal will explain why your child could not be offered a place and help you find a school with Kindergarten places.

Guidelines for acceptance of Kindergarten enrolments are:

Priority One	Priority Two	Priority Three	Priority Four
A child residing in the local intake area who will have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year, and who lives nearest to the school.	A child residing in the local intake area who will not have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year, and who lives nearest to the school.	A child residing outside the local intake area who will have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year, and who lives nearest to the school.	A child residing outside the local intake area who will not have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year, and who lives nearest to the school.

Pre-primary to Year 6 Enrolment

The School Education Act 1999 guarantees a place for every child in the compulsory years of schooling in their local school. Caversham Primary School is designated as a local intake school.

As per the School Education Act 1999, parents do have a choice of schooling options. Parents of children not residing within the local intake are invited to complete an Application for Enrolment for consideration by the Principal. Eligibility for entry will be dependent upon positions available within the school.

Enrolment priority to students from outside the local intake area are prioritised as follows:

Priority One	Priority Two	Priority Three
A student qualifying for an approved specialist program for that year.	A child residing in the local intake area who will not have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year, and who lives nearest to the school.	A student who will not have a sibling enrolled at the school for that year or with a sibling in an approved specialist program and who lives nearest to the school.

Please visit the Schools Online website to see full details of the local-intake area. Click Here.

Overseas Students

Students who are not Australian Citizens must present their passport and visa grant notice at the time of application. An Authority to Enrol process and mainstream tuition fees, additional fees for English language support and disability support may apply for some students. More information is available from the Tafe International Western Australia’s website.

Students with Special Educational Needs

To provide an appropriate education program, the school may require specific information relating to your child’s special educational needs and personal needs to enable the school to make any necessary teaching and learning adjustments. The school may also use the information you provide when applying for specialist resources or services and/or supplementary funding to support your child’s education.

Access Restrictions

Parents/Guardians are reminded that the School Education Act 1999 obliges parents or/guardians to inform the school of any family court orders or other orders which are applicable to their children. The school must sight the original documents. All details will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Any changes to orders must be provided to the school as soon as possible.

Enrolling a student outside their year level

Upon enrolment, students will be placed in the year of study corresponding to their age group. In the public school system, repeating a year is a school-based decision and is usually not considered to be in the interest of maintaining the child’s links to the year group.

At Caversham Primary School, the Principal makes the final decision on which year level the child enrols in. Decisions about the enrolment of a child into a specific year of schooling will be based on age eligibility, as well as the child’s level of previous schooling, achievement levels and identified needs. In making a determination, the Principal will consider the academic, medical or psychological evidence that withholding or repeating a student would be in their best interest.

Appeals

The Principal will decline an application for enrolment if the student cannot be enrolled in accordance with procedures. If your Application for Enrolment is not accepted, you will be advised in writing. You will be provided with Parent Information – Declined Enrolment Applications, outlining the appeal process. Should you disagree with the school’s decision regarding your Application for Enrolment, please contact the Principal in the first instance.

Please contact the school on (08) 9218 6850 to confirm if your child is within the declared Local-Intake area for Caversham Primary school. Application to enrol are available below. Dependant on your time of enrolment additional forms may be provided for completion at the time of enrolment.

Application to Enrol Form

Link Department of Education Enrolment Policy