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 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.
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:
- 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.
- 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).*
- 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:
- the number of in-zone enrolments
- 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