Prep Transition

 

Steps to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for the 2026 school year

If your child is starting Foundation (Prep) in 2026, you will be able to apply to enrol your child in a Victorian government primary school from the start of Term 2, 2024 (Tuesday 22nd April).

 

2026 Prep Enrolments:

The Department of Education (DE) has released a 2025-6 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 Montrose Primary School.

 

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 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 2026 school year’ from the Starting School webpage..

 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Montrose Primary School from the 22nd April 2025.

 

This year, all schools in the North Eastern Victoria Region will be using an online system for new Foundation (Prep) Enrolments to Victorian Government Schools. The new online enrolment system 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.

 

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. Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form by Friday 25th July 2025
  3. We will then review your application and offer Prep 2026 places on Monday 28th of July 2025 to inform you whether your application has been successful or unsuccessful.
  4. You should accept one enrolment offer by 22nd August 2025. When accepting an offer, you will be required to provide additional personal and health information that will be shared with the school.
  5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025
  6. Your child will start Prep at Montrose Primary School on Monday 2nd Feb 2026 (9am-1pm).

 

All enrolment applications will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department’s Placement Policy.

 

 

Once your enrolment place has been confimed, the school will email further details regarding Term 4 transition.

 

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:

 

Digital Enrolment Quick Reference Guide

Factsheet - How to Complete a Digital Enrolment

 

 

Once your child is enrolled

Read our tips for starting primary school to learn how you can support your child.

 

 

Montrose Primary School Prep 2025 Information Flyer

 

 

Transition Dates

 

Term 1 & 2:

Individual Tours

  • Please call the office on 9728 2203 to book in a tour of our wonderful school!

 

Term 2:

 

Information Night for 2026 Prospective Prep Parents

  • TBC May 2025, 7.00pm-8.00pm in the Early Learning Centre
 

Prep enrolment applications due: Friday 25th July

 

We will notify families of enrolment acceptance between Monday 28th July and Friday 8th August 2025


Term 4:

 

Formal Transition Program

Our Formal Transition Program is for enrolled 2026 Montrose Primary School Preps and is designed to ready students for school. It includes a range of specialist sessions (PE, Art, Drama/Music and Chinese) and classroom sessions.

 

Transition Session 1:  TBC

Transition Session 2:  TBC

Transition Session 3:  TBC

Transition Session 4:  TBC

(Parents and children will meet in the Early Learning Centre for sign in and children will move to transition sessions in groups)


All formal transition sessions will take place between 1:45–2:45pm

 

Prep Parent Information Night (2026 Enrolled Prep students)

TBC November in our Early Learning Centre at 7.00pm - 8.00pm.

 

Orientation Day for 2026 Preps

TBC December 2024 in our Early Learning Centre at 9:15am-­10:30am.

2026 Prep students come to school and meet their Prep teacher and new classmates!

Enrolment Forms

Student Enrolment Form

 

 

 


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