Enrolments
Enrolments - Foundation/Prep
2027 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments
Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Thursday 28 January 2027.
Selecting a school for your child should be an exciting time, and we strongly encourage a School Tour, where you can meet existing students, experience the educative environment, and pose as many questions as possible.
Our school is using an online system for new Foundation (Prep) enrolments to Victorian government schools, called VicStudents.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Hughesdale Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2026 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2027 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers for the 2027 school year’ from the Starting School webpage.
To get started:
The Department of Education has created a Quick Reference Guide to help you get started. The guide is attached via this link: Foundation Digital Enrolment Parent Guide.
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Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form by Friday 31 July 2026.
- We will then review the information submitted and be in contact with you by Friday 14 August 2026.
- You should accept one enrolment offer by Friday 28 August 2026. When accepting an offer, you will be required to provide additional personal and health information that will be shared with the school.
- Enrolment applications submitted after 31 July 2026 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department of Education’s Placement Policy.
Is VicStudents secure?
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.
Enrolments
Year 1 to Year 6 Enrolments
Selecting a school for your child should be an exciting time, and we strongly encourage a School Tour, where you can meet existing students, experience the educative environment, and pose as many questions as possible.
Enrolment of Students from Year 1 to Year 6 are available anytime.
What you need to do:
Please contact our school on (03) 9570-4808 to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
School Tours
School Tours 2026
A selection of Open Mornings and On-site Tours are available to book in 2026.
Bookings are essential and can be made via TryBooking.
https://www.trybooking.com/DJHMP
| Term 1 | |
| Thurs 12 March 2026 9:30 am |
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| Thurs 26 March 2026 4:30 pm |
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| Term 2 | |
| Thurs 30 April 9:30 am |
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| Tues 12 May 9:30 am |
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| Thurs 4 June 4:30 pm |
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| Tues 16 June 4:30 pm |
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| Term 3 | |
| Thurs 23 July 2026 9:30 am |
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| Thurs 13 August 2026 4:30 pm |
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School Zones
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 on the basis of 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
Transition
Foundation (Prep) Transition 2027
2026 Transition dates are to be confirmed. Usually they occur from late October till early December 2026.
Level 6 – Level 7 Transition
Students in Level 6 are involved in a supportive and effective program that enables their transition from Primary School to Secondary College to be as stress-free as possible. The transition program, supported by the ‘Hit the Ground Running’ program, includes:
- Numerous visits to different secondary colleges
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Level 7 student visits and talks to the students
Feedback from past students has indicated that this transition program has been extremely helpful in allowing students to settle at Secondary School quicker and easier.
Helpful Link- Good Schools Guide: www.goodschools.com.au
Whole School Transition
Hughesdale Primary School has a whole school transition program to ensure smooth pathways for students when they progress through the school.
This involves a transition day in December where they will move to their new year level in new classrooms.
They will meet with their teacher for the following year and build relationships with each other during the day.
There are also opportunities for students to have Q&A sessions with older students, giving them a chance to get advice straight from the students themselves.