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South Melbourne Primary School
School Gate Access and Student Safety
Our school gates are locked for security reasons and are opened by staff at 8:30am to allow families to enter the school grounds. Please remember that students must be supervised in the playground until 8:45am, when the doors open and students can make their way to their classrooms.
We have become aware that some children are being dropped off at school without an accompanying adult and are then attempting to unlock the gates before they are officially opened. Other students have also been attempting to guess the four-digit padlock code.
We ask all parents and carers to ensure they accompany their children onto the school grounds and do not leave them at the gates unattended. Please speak with your children about the importance of not touching or tampering with school locks and padlocks under any circumstances.
Repeated unsuccessful attempts to enter the code will automatically lock the padlock for 15 minutes. This delays staff from opening the gates and can prevent families and visitors from accessing the school at the appropriate time.
We appreciate your support in reminding children to follow these guidelines and in helping us maintain a safe and secure environment for our whole school community. Thank you for working with us to ensure everyone can access the school safely and at the appropriate times.
2027 Enrolments
If you are intending on your child commencing Prep next year at South Melbourne Primary School, we need your Enrolment Applications! We request that the Enrolment Forms and supporting documents are dropped off to Kirsty or Emma in the office as soon as possible - even if you just verbally let us know now about a sibling planning on commencing Prep next year so that we may begin our planning for 2027.
Enrolment forms and the process can be found on our website. If you require any further information on enrolling your child, please do not hesitate to drop into the office, call on 9935 9399 or email at south.melbourne.ps@education.vic.gov.au and we will happily answer your queries.