Learning Buddies & Grade Placement Consideration Forms
2026 LEARNING BUDDY SUGGESTIONS
Each year we provide an opportunity for our students (Grades Prep to Five) to suggest the names of five peers (learning buddies) who they would like to be with in the same class for the following school year.
A good learning buddy is someone who works well with your child, is supportive and they respect the learning of your child. A good learning buddy partnership benefits the development and learning of both children, and should not encourage an overreliance on the friendship.
Through this process, we aim to ensure each child will have one learning buddy from their list in their 2026 class.
For the 2026 school year, we are requesting that parents and carers collaboratively make their list WITH THEIR CHILD via the Google Form below. We kindly ask that all families sit down with their children to fill out this form and to discuss suitable learning buddy options.
This process will need to be completed by Friday 17th October 2025. There will be no extensions for families should they miss this deadline, as the grade placement process will commence the following Monday.
Please use a different form for each of your children.
We have an expectation that students of separated families will collaborate on this process and submit only one response per child.
In order to be valid, each child's entry MUST include FIVE (5) different students from the same grade level. Where families do not choose to provide an entry, the child will be provided this opportunity to do so in class time.
Please note that submissions will be deemed invalid if:
- One child is listed more than once on your child's form
- Not all five spots are filled (i.e. we will not accept only one name on the form).
If the entry is deemed invalid, your child will be provided the opportunity to complete this process correctly during class time.
The five buddies listed are not preferential and will be treated as such during the grade placement process.
No further discussion or correspondence will be entered into at the completion of grade placements. This is your one time to have input into the process.
In making decisions for grade placements, teachers consider the needs of all students from a social, academic and behavioural perspective.
Please note that all communication on this matter will need to be received via this form, no later than Friday 17th October 2025.
You will receive an automatically generated email acknowledgement after submission. Please ensure your email is correctly listed.
Or use this link: https://forms.gle/g24WqKWpTAzNNu2s9
2026 Additional Considerations for Placement
In limited situations, we may consider communications or requests from families regarding their child's 2026 grade placement.
If you believe that the following listed considerations are relevant to your child's needs, we advise that this form must be completed by the due date. This is the formal communication for this process so we will not be accepting phone calls or emails. Please note that prior conversations with classroom staff will also not be considered unless recorded on this form.
Please note that requests from previous years do not carry over. If there are still concerns, new requests should be made for the 2026 school year.
If you have more than one child with a placement consideration, please submit a different form for each child.
All matters will be dealt with sensitively; however, we must stress that requests for specific teachers, classes or friendships will not be accommodated. Throughout the grade placement process, teachers look for compatible learning partners and encourage the development of new friendships.
Requests related to learning, behavioural or social requirements will be considered on merit and in consultation with key staff members.
This year, families will be able to submit learning partner suggestions through a separate online process. Please see Compass and the newsletter for these specific links. Do not list learning buddies on this form as they will not be considered.
Please note that all communication on this matter will need to be received via this form, no later than Friday 17th October at 4pm. This is a strict deadline as staff will be commencing grade placement processes the following Monday.
You will receive an automatically generated email acknowledgement after submission. We may seek further discussions or clarification with families.
Or use this link: https://forms.gle/k5qgrdHTDqfqaGUB9