2025 Prep Enrolments & Prospective Families

Our school zone

Croydon Hills Primary School is proudly a school of choice in the area.  Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.

All students permanently residing within our school zone, and siblings of current students, are guaranteed a place at Croydon Hills Primary School.  All students who seek enrolment residing outside of our designated neighbourhood school will be enrolled in the school if there is sufficient accommodation available. Where there is insufficient accommodation at the school, students will be enrolled according to the Placement Policy’s priority order of placement (in order of closeness of their home to the school) so we welcome families who reside outside of our zone to put in an application form for consideration. 

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.  All students that reside within the area of a designated neighbourhood school (referred to as a ‘school zone’) are automatically offered an enrolment. Find my School website provides guidance on which school zone a student’s permanent residence is located within.

For more information, you can:

• visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
• call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
• email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au

2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolments - NEW Online System

This year our school will use an online system for new enrolments. All primary schools in Inner East and Outer East areas of the North East Victoria Region are using this online system. 
  
The online system will be available for parents who are applying to enrol their child in Foundation (Prep). An application form can be completed on laptops, PC’s and mobile phones. The online system will also allow you to upload documented proof of residential address.

It is important to note that the placement policy is followed by all government schools. You can view the placement policy here. Your chances of being offered a place in the schools you apply for are not advantaged or disadvantaged by using this system.

Victorian government school enrolments for Foundation (Prep) for the 2025 school year will open from Monday 15 April 2024. Families are asked to submit enrolment applications by Friday 26 July 2024.

Please click here to read the quick reference guide for instructions on how to complete the new online enrolment process.

The direct link to apply for a place online at this school is also available here.  

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 Croydon Hills Primary.

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).

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

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
2. Submit an online enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) from April 15 and by Friday 26 July 2024.
3. 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.
4. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
5. 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.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Enrolment Officer, Nicole Mattingley at nicole.mattingley@education.vic.gov.au. Nicole welcomes any additional questions via phone 9725 1206, email or by completing the enquiry form below. 


School Tours                                                                      

Small-group School Tours for Prep 2024 are available during Term 2 on Tuesdays (9:30am), Wednesdays (12:15pm) and Thursdays (9:30am) through until 28th June.  Bookings are essential, so please call the school or complete the form below, to reserve your place.  We invite you to view our Virtual Tour of Croydon Hills Primary School and A Day in the Life of a Prep Student via the links below. Our comprehensive Parent Information Booklet may also answer many questions about our approach to and delivery of a quality, holistic primary education for your child.

Virtual Tour	A day in the life of a Prep student	Parent Information Booklet

Transition

Our Prep Transition Program traditionally covers four orientation sessions at school during October/November, giving children the opportunity to meet their 2025 classroom teachers and experience a taste of school life. 

Communication

Communication between the school and home is a vital part of ensuring your child has a seamless and happy start to primary school life.  We have a range of communication options available, aimed at keeping parents, teachers and students informed about all that is happening as the school year unfolds.  Click here to find out how you can join the conversation.