Transition 2026

Cheltenham Primary School recognises that it is important to help kindergarten students feel confident and happy in their transition into primary education.

Last week I attended several kindergartens, met the kindergarten teachers, distributed posters and flyers to start the process of Transition for 2026. These posters and flyers can be found at the entrance of the surrounding kindergartens within our extended local community.

Tours in 2025 for Foundation 2026 Students

All Tours will start at 9:30am

Tuesday 25th March,

Tuesday 1st, 29th April

Tuesday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May

Tuesday 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24 June

Dates in 2025 for Foundation 2006 Students
Monday 12th May	Open Morning 9:30-10:30
Wednesday 27th August	School Transition Information Session 7:00pm
Monday 13th, 14th, 15th October	Meet and Greet the teacher
Wednesday 29th October	Transition Session 1
Wednesday 12th November	Transition Session 2
Wednesday 26th November	Transition Session 3
Mon-Wed 8th, 9th, 10th December	After School Playdates 3:45-4:30pm

Please see the Statewide Timeline to Support enrolment in Foundation in government primary schools:

Term 1: Tuesday 28th January 2025- Friday 4th April 2025
Term 1, 2025	Starting School Starting school page
Late Term 1, 2025
Term 1 and Term 2, 2025	School Tours are conducted
5th to 21st April: School Holidays
Term 2: Tuesday 22nd April - Friday 4th July
From Week 1, Term 2, 2025 (Tuesday 22nd April)	Schools distribute the pack for parents and carers to prospective families and their school community. The pack for parents and carers contains the application form.
	Enrolment applications open – parents and carers submit their completed enrolment application to a government primary school from this date.
By Friday 27th June 2025	Department of Education notifies primary schools if they are going to receive an enrolment restriction via an Enrolment Management Implementation Plan (EMIP) for the 2026 school year.
5th to 20th July: School Holidays
Term 3: Monday 21st July- Friday 19th September
By Friday 25th 2025	Enrolment applications due – parents and carers submit their completed enrolment application to a government primary school by this date.
Between Monday 28th July- Friday 8th August	Using the DE template letters, primary schools provide parents and carers with written notification of Foundation enrolment outcomes as per the department’s Placement Policy. Schools must follow their EMIP (if they have one). Template letters are included in the pack for schools. Templates include: letter of offer – for parents and carers who submitted an application form and have been offered a place letter confirming enrolment – for parents and carers of children who submitted an enrolment form unsuccessful application letter – for parents and carers who submitted an application form and have not been offered a place.
By Friday 22nd August	Parents and carers sent a letter of offer return the completed enrolment form to a primary school by this date, to indicate acceptance of their child’s enrolment offer. Closing date for parents and carers wanting to lodge an appeal with the primary school. Parents and carers must use the appeal form provided by the school with their unsuccessful application letter.
By Friday 5th September	Primary schools notify all parents and carers, in writing, of the outcome of appeals by this date.
By Friday 19th September	Closing date for parents and carers wanting to lodge a written appeal with the applicable Regional Director, where they have been unsuccessful with their appeal to the primary school.
20th September to 5th October 2025
Term 4: Monday 6th October- Friday 19th December 2025
Term 4, 2025	Primary schools host transition sessions.
Friday 19th December 2025	Final Day of Term 4

Ilana Arndtheim

Foundation Transition Coordinator