2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolment

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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

 

Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education has a 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 Benton Junior College.

You can find information and resources about the enrolment timeline and procedures at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

 

Benton Junior College can provide parents/carers of in-zone children and out-of-zone siblings with a school enrolment form from the 15th April 2024. We strongly encourage all new families who reside in our school zone to attend one of our tours. Enrolment forms are to be submitted by Friday 26th July 2024.

 

New families of out-of-zone enrolments will be able to apply to enrol their child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Benton Junior College from 15th April 2024.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school on 5973 9100 to book a school tour to learn more about our school, programs and the enrolment application process

2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15th April 2024)

3. Submit an enrolment application form by Friday 26th July 2024

4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29th July and Friday 9th August 2024. If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23rd August 2024

5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Terms 4 2024

6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29th January 2025.

Enrolment applications submitted after 26th July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.