Future Prep Enrolment Information

2024 Prep Enrolment Information

This information is relevant to all future Prep prospective enrolments. The Department of Education (DE) has released a new state-wide Prep enrolment timeline. 

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Prep at a Victorian government school, including our school, Saltwater P-9 College. The new timeline will apply for children starting Prep in 2024. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2023 to support Prep enrolments for the 2024 school year.

You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Saltwater P-9 College from 24 April 2023 if you are located and residing in our school zone. To determine eligibility, visit School zones.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process. Our enrolment tours will be held on Friday mornings from 9.00am to 9.50am.
2. Download the Prep enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 24 April 2023).
3. Submit an enrolment application for Prep by Friday 28 July 2023 from our school website.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 11 August 2023. If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2023.
6. Your child will start Prep from February 2024.

Enrolment applications submitted after 28 July 2023 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

Our contact details are as follows:

Saltwater.p9.co@education.vic.gov.au Telephone: 03 8366 7700

We look forward to meeting all our prospective Prep families in the near future.