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Rye Primary School

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Information for parents and carers on when and how to enrol their child in 2026 Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school.

Rye Primary School

Our School Zone

 

Our school zone is available on 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, you can:
• visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
• call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
• email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au

Rye Primary School

2027 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

The Department of Education has released a new statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline. The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Rye Primary School. The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2027. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2026 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2027 school year.

You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets and the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2027 at Rye Primary School from Monday 20th April 2026.

What you need to do:
1. Contact Rye 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).

3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 31st July 2026.

4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 3rd August 2026 and Friday 14th August 2026. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 28th August 2026.

5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2026.

6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) on Thursday 28th January 2027.

Enrolment applications submitted after Friday 31st July 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

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