Prep Transition

Steps to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for the 2024 school year

If your child is starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024, you will be able to apply to enrol your child in a Victorian government primary school from the start of Term 2, 2023 (Monday 24 April 2023).

2024 Prep Enrolments:

The Department of Education (DE) has released a new 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.

The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2023 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2024 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 2024 school year’ from the Starting School webpage (available from 24 April 2023).

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Montrose Primary School from 24 April 2023.

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 enrolment form for Prep 2024 by Friday 28 July 2023
3. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 11 August 2023. Once you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023
4. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2023
5. Your child will start Prep at Montrose Primary School from Tuesday 30 January 2024.

Enrolment forms submitted after 28 July 2023 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department’s Placement Policy.

Enrolment Form: Montrose Primary School

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:

• 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

Factsheet for Foundation (Prep) enrolment process

Factsheet – English (PDF, 651KB)

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

Montrose Primary School Prep 2024 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 2024 Prospective Prep Parents

• Weds 3rd May, 7.00pm-8.00pm in the Early Learning Centre

Prep enrolments close: Friday 28th July

We will notify families of enrolment acceptance by Friday 11th August

Term 4:

Uniform Order Form