Year 6-7 Transition News     

Dear Parents/Guardians of students currently in Grade 6

 

At this time of the year we encourage all families of current Grade 6 students to make themselves familiar with information about their preferred secondary schools for 2021. Some of these schools offer both accelerated learning programs and sports programs and the timelines to apply for these are set by individual schools. It is important that parents are aware of application dates as many of these close in term 2 of 2020. Please apply through each school’s website or contact the secondary school if you wish for your child to apply for any special programs in 2021.

With the school lockdown in effect, the transition information pack will need to be accessed from https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/going-to-school/Pages/year-6-to-7.aspx   You can also download the standalone application form (docx - 456.9kb). If you cannot access the form or fill it in, please contact the FWPS office and we will print one for you to collect.   These forms are due back to school by Friday 29 May 2020. If you choose to return the application form via email, but are unable to sign the form, clearly indicate in the email that you authorise the application form without a signature. 

Due to COVID-19, some schools have cancelled or postponed tours and testing for accelerated learning programs. For example, the high achiever’s test for the ACE program at Maribyrnong College has been cancelled and the Sports Academy trials have also been suspended. It is important to keep up to date with any changes that occur during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is recommended that you attend school tours where possible, and familiarise yourself with what each school has to offer. 

In recent years, some of our students have been unable to be placed in their school of first, second or even third preference due to zoning as is the case at FWPS. Many of our local secondary colleges are now enrolling students using priority status, where students from their designated neighbourhood area (zone) will be offered first preference places. Please check on the relevant website of the secondary schools that you are interested to see if this situation applies. You can check your school zone on https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/

 

Should you have any further queries about year 6-7 transition, please make contact with Marco Pitisano  at marco@fwps.vic.edu.au

 

Yours sincerely,

Marco Pitisano

Year 5/6 Coordinator