Phone: 9756 7463 to chat to us about what we can offer your child

 

Online enrolment

This year, our school is using VicStudents, an online system for new Prep enrolments in Victorian government schools. VicStudents is for students who are enrolling in a Victorian government school for the first time. This includes Prep enrolments for 2026. 

 

2026 Prep enrolments:

All government primary schools will follow the statewide Prep enrolment timeline in 2025 to support 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 Prep 2026 at The Patch Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

  1. Contact our school – 03 9756 7463 or the.patch.ps@education.vic.gov.au – 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 from 22 April 2025).
  3. Submit your online application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
  4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer on VicStudents by Friday 22 August 2025.
  5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
  6. Prepare your child to start Prep from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 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 Prep 2026, applications open on VicStudents from 22 April 2025.

 

Troubleshooting

If you are unable to use VicStudents, please contact us for support on 03 9756 7463.

 

Enrolments 

Our school follows the Department of Education’s Enrolment Policy for the enrolment, placement, and transfer of students. 

Students who live within the school zone are guaranteed a place at our school. To find out whether you live in zone, visit findmyschool.vic.gov.au 

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 are interested in enrolling at our school, please call our office to request a tour on 9756 7463. 

If you require a paper enrolment application form, please contact the school office on 9756 7463. 

An enrolment form will be provided when placement is offered.

 

Prep/Foundation enrolment 

Starting school is an exciting time for children, parents and carers. We want to help make the enrolment process as easy as possible for you.  Each year, the department releases the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers, with information packs available from the beginning of Term 2 for students commencing foundation/prep the following year. These information packs, and other important information, can be found on the Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) page of the Victorian Government website.

 

 School zones

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

Students residing in 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
  • call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950

email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au

 

Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Forms

Foundation-Prep-enrolment-information-pack-parents-carers.pdf

Student Enrolment Documentation Checklist for Parents.pdf

Privacy Collection Statement.pdf

Student Application Form 2024 (PDF Version).pdf

Student Enrolment Form 2024 (PDF Version).pdf

The Patch PS Permission Form.pdf

Wellbeing_Consent_Form_2024_Approved.docx

* We also require a copy of the students birth certificate and immunisation record to complete the enrolment process.