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).
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.
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 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:
Factsheet - How to Complete a Digital Enrolment
Once your child is enrolled
Read our tips for starting primary to learn how you can support your child.
Montrose Primary School Prep 2025 Information Flyer
Transition Dates
Term 1 & 2:
Individual Tours
Term 2:
Information Night for 2026 Prospective Prep Parents
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
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