Prospective Parents

School Tours

Our School Zone

​Our school zone is available on https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/ which hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones.

Students residing in this zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address.

The Department provides guidance through the Enrolment: Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations – https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/guidance/placement-policy . 

You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School Zones – https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/guidance/designated-neighbourhood-schools-and-school-zones

Prep Enrolment

When to enrol

To start primary school your child will need to turn five years old by 30 April in the year that they start school. Your child must be at school in the year that they turn six years of age. This is the compulsory school starting age. At Mt Eliza PS, we begin taking enrolments in May.

How to enrol

You need to fill out an enrolment form at that school and provide the school with important information about your child, including:

• Evidence of your child’s date of birth (birth certificate, or, if they were not born in Australia, a passport or travel document such as a visa) Please visit the following site to arrange a birth certificate if needed; https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/births/get-a-birth-certificate
• Immunisation Status Certificate – Click on the following link for more information; https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/medicare/australian-immunisation-register/how-get-immunisation-history-statement

Health questionnaire

When your child starts primary school, DET has a requirement that you fill in the school entrant health questionnaire. Some of the questions are about your child’s vision. You will be asked if your child has had their vision screened: either the Melbourne initial screening test or a vision screening performed by your doctor.

Prep Transition