Enrolment Information

GENERAL ENROLMENT INFORMATION Prep – Grade 6

• Complete enrolment form.
• You will need to give a copy of Birth certicifate
• If born outside of Australia, provide the students VISA and passport

For an Enrolment Form please click on DPS Enrolment Form

Please email your completed enrolment form and other documentation to doncaster.ps@education.vic.gov.au 

Prep enrolments Information for 2026.

Eligibility
To be eligible to enrol for Prep 2026, your child will need to turn 5 years of age by 30th April 2026.

School Tours
In order to assist you in making this very important and exciting decision, we run  school tours by appointment. These tours will be led by the schools Principal Jim Hill or,  Assistant Principals Niky Corfios & Julia bay. To book a tour, please call the office on (03) 9848 1122.

OUR SCHOOL ZONE

findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.

Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your
permanent residential address.

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated
neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

For more information about our school zone, please contact our school. For answers to frequently asked questions
about school zones and enrolling in Victorian government schools, visit School zones.

2026 Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Doncaster Primary School.

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.

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

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Doncaster Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school Doncaster Primary School to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the
   enrolment application process.
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If
   you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

Transition Program

A Transition Program will be held in Term 4 for all Preps commencing in 2026. Details of this program will be emailed out with confirmation letter and Compass details. Additional information about transition will be posted on the schools compass portal during Term 4.

At Doncaster Primary,  we have sufficient capacity to accommodate all students who apply. We will accept your enrolment even if DPS is not your designated neighbourhood school. DPS Placement Policy

The Department of Education has released a new statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2025 school year.  For more information, please read about when and how to enrol your child in Prep at vic.gov.au/enrolling-foundation-prep