Foundation Enrolment
Enrolment Eligibility
To be eligible for enrolment your child must turn five by 30 April in the year they are due to commence. A copy of your child’s birth certificate and their immunisation certificate are required when enrolling. Immunisation certificates can be obtained by phoning 1800 653 809 or through a Medicare branch.
Our School Zone
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au. Findmyschool.vic.gov.au 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.
You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School zones.
School Tours for Foundation 2025
To book a tour please contact the school on 03 9484 1076 or via email (link below) to arrange a discussion with our Principal where our school programs will be explained and questions can be answered. These conversations can be arranged for various times across the week or can be via Webex video conferencing (see instructions at bottom of this page). Applications for enrolment will be accepted from the start of Term 2 (see below for more information).
Tours are conducted individually and the following times will generally available each week (from late February).
A virtual School Tour and video of our students talking about the school can be viewed further down on this page
2025 Transition Program & weekly Storytime
Please note that our 2025 Foundation Transition program for enrolled students begins in September. Students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible until it finishes in late Term 4.
Please note that we also have a weekly Storytime sessions for pre-Foundation children with our school librarian on Wednesdays during the school term from 9.10-9.40am. Please let us know if you would like to attend with your child(ren).
Process for 2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has 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 Pender's Grove. . All government primary schools will follow the timeline to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 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 2025 school year’ from the Starting School webpage (available from April 2024). The enrolment pack will also be available on this Pender's Grove webpage from late April.
What you need to do:
1. Contact our school 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 (available from late April 2024 - date tbc)
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by late July 2024 (date tbc)
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by mid August 2024 (date tbc). If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by late August 2024 (date tbc)
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during (see below)
6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Thursday 30 January 2025.
Enrolment applications submitted after the late July enrolment date will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
Please also spend some time exploring our school website where images of the school and explanations of school programs are available or you can download our information booklet below for more detail regarding the school.
To be eligible for enrolment your child must turn five by 30 April in the year they are due to commence. A copy of your child’s birth certificate and their immunisation certificate are required when enrolling. Immunisation certificates can be obtained by phoning 1800 653 809 or through a Medicare branch.
Our School Zone
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au. Findmyschool.vic.gov.au 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.
You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School zones.
School Tours for Foundation 2025
To book a tour please contact the school on 03 9484 1076 or via email (link below) to arrange a discussion with our Principal where our school programs will be explained and questions can be answered. These conversations can be arranged for various times across the week or can be via Webex video conferencing (see instructions at bottom of this page). Applications for enrolment will be accepted from the start of Term 2 (see below for more information).
Tours are conducted individually and the following times will generally available each week (from late February).
- Mondays at 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 2.00
- Tuesdays at 9.30, 11.00, 12.30
- Thursdays at 9.30, 11.00, 12.30, 2.00
A virtual School Tour and video of our students talking about the school can be viewed further down on this page
2025 Transition Program & weekly Storytime
Please note that our 2025 Foundation Transition program for enrolled students begins in September. Students are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible until it finishes in late Term 4.
Please note that we also have a weekly Storytime sessions for pre-Foundation children with our school librarian on Wednesdays during the school term from 9.10-9.40am. Please let us know if you would like to attend with your child(ren).
Process for 2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has 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 Pender's Grove. . All government primary schools will follow the timeline to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 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 2025 school year’ from the Starting School webpage (available from April 2024). The enrolment pack will also be available on this Pender's Grove webpage from late April.
What you need to do:
1. Contact our school 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 (available from late April 2024 - date tbc)
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by late July 2024 (date tbc)
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by mid August 2024 (date tbc). If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by late August 2024 (date tbc)
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during (see below)
6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Thursday 30 January 2025.
Enrolment applications submitted after the late July enrolment date will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
Please also spend some time exploring our school website where images of the school and explanations of school programs are available or you can download our information booklet below for more detail regarding the school.
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Meetings via Webex - A How to Guide...
1. You will be provided with a meeting or password. This will be 9 digits long (e.g. 123 456 789).
2. Open your internet browser and go to https://eduvic.webex.com/.
3. Enter the meeting number in the ‘meeting information’ field and press ‘Enter’.
4. Enter the password provided and press ‘Enter’.
5. Select the ‘Join’ or ‘Join Meeting’ button. If you see a pull-down arrow on the button, click the pull-down and ensure ‘Use web app’ is selected.
6. When prompted, enter your first name and initial of your last name. Enter an email address or a made-up email address. Just make sure that you include an @ symbol. This email address will not be displayed when you join the meeting, and you will not receive emails from Webex at this address.
7. Click ‘Join Meeting’.
8. The session will start. You might be asked to allow your microphone and camera to be used in the session. Click ‘Allow’ then press ‘Skip’ to continue.
NB// These instructions are for browser access, however you can download the desktop application from https://eduvic.webex.com/ or when prompted when joining a meeting from the link you have been sent.