Enrolment

Enrolment at Box Hill High School is consistent with government legislation and departmental policy. 

The demand for enrolment at Box Hill High School often exceeds the number of places available. The Regional Director has restricted the enrolment and our school has an enrolment ceiling of 1250 students. Box Hill High School has been allocated a designated school zone by the Regional Director and this is subject to change each year.

We can only guarantee enrolment for students living within our designated school zone.

Our School Zone

Findmyschool.vic.gov.au hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones.

Information on this site is updated in Term 1 each year, ready for the Year 6 to 7 transition period.

To visit the site, see: www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au

Year 7 

All questions regarding Year 7 enrolment at Box Hill High School should be discussed with your child's primary school. The enrolment process for government secondary schools is managed by primary schools during the Grade 6 year. At the start of Term 2, parents of students in Grade 6 will receive the relevant documentation regarding transition to Year 7 from their primary school. The Year 7 Placement forms are issued by the Department of Education and Training and must be returned to the students’ primary school by the specified date.

It is the primary school Transition Coordinator's role to assist parents with the application process for enrolment at a government secondary school. The primary school will inform parents of the application outcome in early August. Should your child be offered a place at Box Hill High School, we will be in touch during the weeks following.

GAPP Program

Box Hill High School provides a specifically designed program known as GAPP (Gifted Academic Potential Program) for academically gifted students who are enrolled at the school and who live in our designated school zone. More information can be found on the GAPP Program page on our website and advertisements are placed on our home page for testing of Grade 6 students in the second half of each year.

Year 8-12 Students

Students applying for enrolment in Years 8-12 should complete an Enrolment Enquiry form and return it to the Enrolment Officer, along with the documentation required to demonstrate permanent place of residential address as well as a photocopy of the student's most recent school report. For queries about Year 8-12 enrolment, please contact our Enrolment Officer.

Out of Zone Siblings

We are unable to guarantee enrolment for siblings from outside our designated school zone. Enrolment availability for siblings from out of zone is dependent on:

1. the number of in-zone enrolments
2. the number of places available once all students within the zone have been allocated a place.

Permanent Residential Address

Please note that an offer of a place at Box Hill High School for Year 7 is subject to providing the required documentation regarding Permanent Residential Address. This is the address at which the student permanently resides with parents or legal guardians. Each enrolment application must demonstrate that the student lives within the designated school zone by providing an original copy of each of the following types of documentation:

1. A current rate notice or a valid lease agreement, with a minimum 12 month lease, from a registered real estate agent in the full name/s of the parent/s or legal guardian/s. A copy of the bond receipt should also be attached.
2. Recent utility accounts in the full name/s of the parent/s or legal guardian/s citing the permanent residential address. Presentation of two utility bills (electricity, gas and water).*
3. Drivers’ licence in the full name/s of the parent/s or legal guardian/s citing the permanent residential address.*
   
   *Please note that mailing address must match residential address.

Residential Residency in Designated School Zone

It is an expectation that a family will remain permanent residents within the designated school zone for the duration of their child’s education at Box Hill High School.

English Language Assistance

English Language Schools (ELS) are government primary and secondary schools that cater for new arrival students who are from language backgrounds other than English (LBOTE). Students attend an English Language School for an intensive transition program in English Language prior to enrolment in a mainstream school. The aims are to teach students the language and learning skills to successfully meet the educational demands of schooling and to prepare them for participation in the wider school community.

Students who qualify for English Language assistance will be directed to a government funded language school and subsequent enrolment at government secondary school will be managed by the language school. Please refer to Blackburn English Language School or any of the government-funded Language schools listed on the DET website. 

www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/support/diversity/eal/Pages/ealnewels.aspx 

Further Information

For further information, please discuss with your child's primary school or language school. If you have a specific query which can't be addressed by your child's school during their Grade 6 year or during their time at their language school, please contact our Enrolment Officer via our School Reception.

 - Noelene Patterson-Dodge, 

Enrolment Officer