Enrolment

Enrolments

If you are interested in enrolling at Garfield Primary School, please contact the office either in person, on 56 292 274 or at garfield.ps@education.vic.gov.au to request an enrolment form and/or a school tour.

Our school follows the Department of Education’s Enrolment Policy for the enrolment, placement, and transfer of students. This helps to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

Students who live within the school zone are guaranteed a place at our school. To find out whether you live in zone, visit www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria. 

All other applications will be considered subject to available space, and prioritised according to:

1. students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time
2. all other students in order of closeness of their home to the school.

If you have any questions related to the enrolment process, please do not hesitate to contact the office. 

2026 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

The Department of Education has released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Garfield Primary School. The timeline also applies to online enrolment

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Garfield Primary School from Tuesday, April 22nd 2025. 

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school either in person, via email at garfield.ps@education.vic.gov.au or via telephone on 56 292 274 to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025).
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday, July 28th and Monday, August 8th, 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

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.

To commence online enrolment 

Visit 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.

If applying for Foundation (Prep) 2026, applications open on VicStudents from 22 April 2025.

Using a paper form

If you prefer not to use VicStudents, you can choose to enrol using a paper form instead. Please contact us to arrange this.