Enrolling a child at Wales Street?
Thank you for your interest in enrolling your child at Wales Street Primary School. To complete a Student Enrolment form please click on the blue tab below and follow the instructions. For more information on our enrolment process please contact us on 9484 3949 or visit us at the School Office between 8:30am and 4PM.
Enrolment Information
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:
- 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 Wales Street Primary School.
You can find information and resources about the enrolment timeline at:
Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)
Aditional department resources can be found:
Once you have reviewed the documents above you can proceed with an application to enrol via the form below (this needs to be supplied with evidence of your address):
Enrolment timetable
Enrolment forms are available from the school office if you are not able to download them.
School Tours
We invite you to watch an introduction to WSPS.
About our enrolment procedure
Eligibility
To determine if you are in the Wales Street Primary School zone please visit the findmyschool.vic.gov.au website. Families residing in the zone or already have a sibling attending the school are guaranteed a place. Evidence of residence is required (to the effect of 100 Points. Please see DET guidance on acceptable evidence) eg. Council rates notice, lease agreement, utility bill, drivers licence, health care card.
The Department provides guidance through the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations. You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School zones.
Consideration may be given to families who are residing outside the school zone based on places available.
Timing and availability
Foundation enrolments: Due by 25 July
Year 1-6 enrolments: The Principal and/or Assistant Principal will contact the previous school of all students seeking to transfer from another school. Families moving into the school zone late in the year wishing to gain a placement in the following year are strongly encouraged to submit enrolment forms by October, as this is when class placements are organised and teachers allocated.
Foundation Orientation Program
The Foundation Orientation Program runs during October and November each year. Information will be communicated to all families who have received confirmation of enrolment. Parent Information Sessions are also conducted during this time.
Starting Primary School?
See more information below: