Enrolment

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

The demand for enrolment at Box Hill HS often exceeds the number of places available. The school has been allocated a designated school zone by the Regional Director and this may be subject to change each year. Enrolment is guaranteed for those students who are permanent residents in the school zone (subject to verification processes).

 We 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 HS 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. 

 Each year, at the start of Term 2, parents of students in Grade 6 will receive the relevant documentation regarding the 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 student’s 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 by early August.  Should your child be offered a place at Box Hill High School, we will be in touch during the weeks following.

Year 8-12 Students

Students applying for enrolment in Years 8-12 should complete an Enrolment Enquiry Form which can be downloaded from our website and return it to the Enrolment Officer, along with the documentation required to demonstrate a permanent place of residential address as well as a photocopy of the student's most recent school report. 

GAPP Program

Box Hill HS 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. 

Entry to the GAPP program is via a testing process for Grade 6 students, typically in the second half of each year.  Further information concerning entrance to the GAPP Program and testing can be found on our website on the GAPP Program page.

Permanent Residential Address

Please note that an offer of a place at Box Hill High School is subject to providing the required documentation regarding the 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’ license in the full name/s of the parent/s or legal guardian/s citing the permanent residential address.*
   
   *Please note that the mailing address must match the 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.

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 the 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.

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 (LOTE). 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 a 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 about Year 7 enrolment, please discuss with your child's primary school or language school. If you have a specific enrolment query that 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. 

For further information about Year 8-12 enrolment, please contact our Enrolment Officer.

Enrolment Officer contact details:

Phone: 03 9877 1177

Email: box.hill.hs@education.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.boxhillhs.vic.edu.au/

By Noelene Patterson-Dodge

Student Administration Officer