OAKLEIGH SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL
ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS
Oakleigh South Primary School is a designated neighbourhood government school with an approved enrolment restriction in place. Our enrolment process follows the Department of Education’s Placement Policy and the statewide Prep enrolment timeline, ensuring all applications are managed fairly and consistently across Victorian government schools.
This page outlines key information and timelines for enrolling in Foundation (Prep), Years 1–6, or transitioning to Year 7, including eligibility, application steps, required documentation, and relevant Department of Education resources.
PREP ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS 2026
If you have a child starting in 2026, Prep Enrolments open on Tuesday, 22nd April and all forms with the supporting documents must be submitted by Friday, 25th July, 2025.
MID YEAR ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS 2025
If you have moved to the Oakleigh South Primary School zone, and are looking for placement during the 2025 school year, please complete the enrolment forms below, and email with all supporting documents and your child’s last 2 school reports to our Enrolments Team at enrolments@oakleighsouthps.vic.edu.au
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer placement to out of zone students.
Enrolments will be accepted in digital format only via e-mail
** Please note: If forms are incomplete or missing supporting documents, we are unable to process your application.
2026 Prep Enrolment Applications
PREP ENROLMENT PROCESS
This year, our school is using VicStudents, an online system for new enrolments in Victorian government schools.
VicStudents is available at select schools, for students who are enrolling in a Victorian government school for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2026.
VicStudents 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.
Schools that are not part of the online enrolment program in 2025 will continue to use paper-based application forms.
It is important to note that the placement policy is followed by all government schools. You can view the placement policy here: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/guidance/placement-policy
Your chances of being offered a place in the schools you apply for are not advantaged or disadvantaged by using this system.
The link to apply for a place online at this school will be available on this site from the beginning of Term 2 (April 22).
A new statewide Prep enrolment timeline has been implemented by The Department of Education.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Prep at a Victorian government primary school, including Oakleigh South Primary School.
The new timeline will apply for children starting Prep in 2026. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2025 to support Prep enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Prep. You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers for the 2025 school year’ from the Starting School webpage (available from 22 April 2025).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Oakleigh South Primary School via the Insight Portal from Tuesday, 22 April 2025.
To commence online enrolment:
Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form. Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application.
What you need to do:
1. If you wish to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process, please book a school tour via TryBooking. Unfortuantely, we are unable to provide personal tours. If you have any questions, please contact the Enrolments Team via email or on 9570 1016.
2. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
3. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
4. Take part in information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
5. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.
Your child has a right to enrol at their local school. Your child’s local school is determined on the basis of their permanent residential address. Visit Find my School to locate your child’s local school. The enrolling in a school page can also help you to confirm your child’s address for enrolment.
If you are seeking to apply to enrol your child in a school that is not their local school, you should read about school zones and how they work. You should also read about how applications are prioritised using the Department of Education’s Placement Policy found on the enrolling in a school page.
Download the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers (available on this website by Tuesday, 22 April 2025). This pack will include an application form. The school may also provide you with a copy of the form to complete.
Please check that ALL areas are this form and signatures are completed and supporting documents are attached.
** We cannot process your application until ALL information is provided **
Enrolment applications submitted after 26 July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
Changes to address after an enrolment offer is made
Subject to any changes to Department enrolment policy, if, after a placement offer is made to the student, the student’s permanent residence changes or it comes to light that the address provided on the application form was not the genuine permanent residence for the student, a school may only withdraw a placement offer in the following circumstances:
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The placement offer made to the student expressly states that the offer may be withdrawn prior to the first day of attendance if the student’s permanent place of residence changes or the school becomes aware that the address provided on the application form was not the genuine permanent residence for the student; and the new address is not within the designated neighbourhood area for the school.
Supporting Documentation
A COPY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IS REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR CHILD’S ENROLMENT APPLICATION:
* BIRTH CERTIFICATE
* IMMUNISATION HISTORY STATEMENT – as issued by Medicare
* PASSPORT (if not born in Australia) including visa information and arrival date in Australia.
* PROOF OF RESIDENCE – The Department of Education require all applicants to provide 100 points proof of residence with their application.
To view the complete information, please click the link 100 Point Address Check List or view the list of documents and their point value.
** Please ensure documents equallying 100 points are sent with each enrolment, or we are unable to process your application.
School Tour Dates 2025
We will host 5 School Tour dates for Prep 2026, please see the dates below.
Bookings are essential, and can be made via TryBooking, from 10am on Monday, 10th February, 2025.
Due to limited places, we ask that you limit bookings to 2 adults only, and if your child attends, that they sit on your lap.
Please park on Riley Street or in the School Oval Carpark, and walk across the oval, to the School Hall.
** Please DO NOT park in the Staff Carpark **
The sessions will start promptly, and run for approx. 1 hour.
https://www.trybooking.com/CYSSU
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer individual tours.
Prep 2026 enrolments will be accepted via the Student Insight Portal only from Tuesday, 22nd April 2025
For further details call 9570 1016
2026 Prep Enrolments will be accepted from
Tuesday, 22nd April, 2025
via the Student Insight Portal only
please read the guidelines below.
Student Enrolment Guidelines
At the February, 2015 School Council Meeting, the issue of placing a restriction on Student Enrolments was discussed in great detail. The school had earlier received permission from the Department of Education to grant the Enrolment Restriction, due to the rapid increase in enrolments.
Proof of residence is required.
- PROOF OF RESIDENCE
As an actively zoned school, all enrolments must be accompanieid by proof of residence documentation. Accepted forms of proof:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/parents/going-to-school/100-point-address-checklist.pdf
** The lease must be through a Registered Real Estate Agent. Private lease arrangements will not be accepted
School Council have implemented Student Enrolment Guidelines effective immediately.
In the first instance, Prep Enrolments will be capped at 125 (or 6 Classes).
Other Year level enrolments will also be granted according to criteria below.
- All students who reside in the Designated Neighbourhood Boundary
Unfortunately, we are not currently able to offer placement to out of zone students unless part of our Prep intake.
The School will finalise enrolments at the end of July each calendar year. Parents will receive written confirmation shortly after. If places are still available, they will be offered based on residential proximity to the school.
Enrolments will only be accepted for the next Calendar Year.
For all Designated Neighbourhood Boundaries in the area:
To view the Department’s Placement Policy
Designated Neighbourhood Boundary
Enrolment Enquiries Form
Fees & Parent Payments 2025
On a yearly basis, Oakleigh South Primary School asks for parent payments for Essential Learning Items – these are items and activities which the school deems essential for student learning. These parent payments are vital to our students, and ensure the adequate resourcing of our classrooms. Please refer to the Department of Education and Training’s Parent Payment Policy for further details.
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/parent-payment/policy
For a summary of the main principles of the Parent Payments Policy, please click on the link below.