Foundation (Prep) Enrolments in 2026 in a Government School:

What you need to do:

1.Use Find my School to locate your designated neighbourhood school (referred to as your local school) and other nearby government schools.

2. Contact a government primary school to book a school tour or to learn more about the school and the enrolment process.

3. Enrolments will be open from Tuesday 22 April 2025. The link to begin the online enrolment process is: https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s

4. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.

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 accept the offer by Friday 23rd August 2025.

5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.

6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from (or after) Wednesday 28 January 2026.

https://www.vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep

4YO Kindergarten Enrolments

Have you enrolled your child for next year? Important: 3 year old enrolments do NOT automatically transfer to 4 year old. You must submit an application if you have not done so already.

What you need to do:

1.Submit Kindergarten Application - Parents and guardians can submit their kindergarten application via the Parent Portal until 30 June of the year before commencement. This does not guarantee a place at a kinder but registers your interest and gives kindergartens an idea of numbers. You will still need to submit your group preferences.

2. Submit Kindergarten Group Preferences - After submitting an application, parents and guardians will be sent an email and an SMS requesting group preferences to be submitted via the portal between 1 June and 30 June. If you miss the cut-off, an offer will not be sent and your account will be deactivated. If you put in an application after 1 July, it will be processed after third-round offers have been finalised (usually mid-August).

3.Respond to an Offer First-round offers are emailed (followed by an SMS reminder) to parents/guardians around mid-July, and you have 7 days to respond to the offer, or it is withdrawn. First-round offers are only sent to people who live in Monash. Second and third-round offers are emailed in the following weeks with the same 7-day response time. These offers are also open to people who do not live in Monash. Late applications are processed and sent an offer if vacancies are still available after the closure of third-round offers.

Kindergartens are then notified of acceptances.

4: Enrolment confirmation - The kindergarten will contact you to finalise enrolment information specific to their centre and to discuss starting date/time and what to expect.

If you have any questions about the process, please call the Kindergarten Support Officer at the City of Monash on 9518 3555.

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