EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION
YEAR 6 TO YEAR 7
2012 - 2013
6 March
Distribution of placement information to all primary schools
20 April
Primary schools distribute parent letter, secondary education information (including
specialist schools) and Application for Enrolment (Year 7) form to parents of all Year 6
children. NB Specific entry criteria apply to specialist schools.
This may be done earlier if the school has all the documentation prepared.
18 May
Parents return Application for Enrolment (Year 7) form to the primary schools.
Primary schools submit all initial placement requests from parents to the secondary
colleges by this date.
25 May
Copies of the completed Application for Enrolment forms should be forwarded by the
primary school to the secondary college of first preference. Originals are to be
retained by the primary school.
The Summary of Secondary College Placement form should be completed by the
primary school and a copy sent to each secondary school as a summary/coversheet.
Schools do not need to send a copy to the regional office
Secondary colleges should advise the primary school of the receipt of their Application
for Enrolment and Placement Summary Forms.
20 July
If a student cannot be accommodated at his/her first preference, the secondary college
will notify the primary school of the situation by this date. It is then the responsibility of
the primary school to refer the application to the student’s subsequent preferences. If
none of the student’s expressed preferences are successful, the student should be
placed in his/her neighbourhood school without further contact with parents.
3 August
Primary schools notified in writing by secondary colleges of the names of all of their
students who have been accepted in Year 7.
PLEASE NOTE:
Parents should NOT be notified of the results of the placement request until 10
August 2012.
Secondary colleges must not contact parents prior to 10 August. It is the
responsibility of the Primary School to notify parents of the placement on
10 August.
10 August
Primary schools are to notify parents in writing of the results of the placement
applications. An updated copy of the Summary of Secondary College Placement Form
should be forwarded to the Regional Office.
11 December
ORIENTATION DAY
Schools/colleges need to be aware that changes will be made up to the last day of term and that
there will be both new enrolment applications and changes over the holidays. For further
information regarding this timeline or any support regarding implementation of the process,
please contact Olive McCahon on 9265 2420.
EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUMMARY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT
2012/2013
PRIMARY SCHOOL: ____________________________________ SCHOOL NO:______
SCHOOL NO
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
BOYS
GIRLS
TOTAL
NAME OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS:
TRANSFERS INTERSTATE:
TRANSFER OVERSEAS:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS OR TRANSFERS:
Total Number of
Students in Yr 6 *
SIGNATURE OF PRINCIPAL: ___________________________________________
DATE:
/
/
* If there is a discrepancy between the total number of placements or transfers and the total number of students in Year 6, please
explain overleaf e.g. “The following 3 students have not returned application forms.”
SEND COPY WITH UPDATED FIGURES TO REGIONAL OFFICE
OLIVE MCCAHON
EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION
LEVEL 3, 295 SPRINGVALE ROAD
GLEN WAVERLEY 3150
FAX: 9265 2444
EMAIL: mccahon.olive.e@edumail.vic.gov.au
- 10 August 2012
EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION
SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH RESTRICTED ENROLMENT
OVERVIEW
All students under the age of eighteen years are entitled to a place in a Victorian
Government school. They are guaranteed a place in their neighbourhood school and
may choose any other school in which space is available. Due to accommodation
constraints, Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) has a number of secondary schools
with enrolments restricted in various ways. These schools are not required to enrol
students outside their neighbourhood area unless they have spare places. Any
additional students must be enrolled strictly according to Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development (DEECD) priority criteria. They are referred to as having
an enrolment ceiling and/or a designated neighbourhood area (zone).
SCHOOLS / COLLEGES WITH AN APPROVED ENROLMENT UNDERSTANDING
(A)
Ceiling & Designated Neighbourhood Area (Zone)
Secondary colleges with enrolment ceilings and defined neighbourhood areas:
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Balwyn High School
Kew High School
Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College.
These schools have defined neighbourhood areas (zones), which do not
always conform to closest neighbourhood school. They must enrol all
students within the neighbourhood area even when this means the
enrolment ceiling is exceeded.
(B) Ceiling
Secondary colleges with approved enrolment ceilings but neighbourhood area conforms
to ‘nearest school to permanent residential address’:
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Box Hill High School
Camberwell High School
East Doncaster Secondary College
Fairhills High School
Glen Waverley Secondary College
Koonung Secondary College
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Mount Waverley Secondary College
Norwood Secondary College
Ringwood Secondary College
Vermont Secondary College
Wantirna College
Warrandyte High School
They must enrol all students within the neighbourhood area even when
this means the enrolment ceiling is exceeded.
OTHER SECONDARY SETTINGS
Community schools do not have designated neighbourhood areas:
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Sherbrooke Community School has an approved enrolment ceiling and has
discretionary enrolment procedures. They must enrol all students according to a
process agreed with EMR.
Croydon Community School has no ceiling but has discretionary enrolment
procedures.
Bulleen Heights School is a specialist school with specific enrolment
requirements. It has an approved enrolment ceiling and must enrol all students
according to a process agreed with EMR. This school, like other specialist
schools, has specific entry criteria.