Enrolment

Virtual School Tours

Brief and Detailed Versions

2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolment

SCHOOL TOURS:  Every Tuesday (9.15am) and Thursday (2.45pm) in Term 1 and 2.  Bookings are essential.  Please phone the office on 5243 3902.

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 based on 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:

2026 Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education has released a new statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.

The Enrolling in primary school for 2026 – Fact Sheet and date timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Grovedale Primary School.

The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2026. All government primary schools will follow the new 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 and the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Grovedale Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

  1. Use Find my School to locate your designated neighbourhood school (referred to as your local school) and other nearby government schools.
  2. Contact a government primary school to book a school tour or to learn more about the school and the enrolment application process.
  3. Download the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers (available on the Department of Education 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.
  4. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
  5. 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.
  6. Take part in information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
  7. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department of Education’s Placement Policy.

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.

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We offer small group tours for prospective prep families throughout the year. Tour dates for Term 1 and 2 only are Tuesday’s at 9.15am and Thursday’s at 2.45pm. Please make a booking by calling the office on 03 5243 3902.

If your family has special circumstances, please inform as at the time of your enquiry so we can organise a meeting with the Principal. 

Student Enrolment Form March 2024 (Word Version) – Existing Families – In Zone Families

Parent request application to enrol – for those families out of school zone – please click here

Schools’ Privacy Policy

Additional Permissions 2025 This forms needs to be completed each year.

2025 CSEF application form -This form is for Health Care or Concession Card Holders and if eligible who are entitled to $154* per year from the government per primary school student to assist with any costs relating to Camps, Sporting Events or Excursions.  For more information please click on this link:  https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx