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 2025. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 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) 2025 at Rye Primary School from Monday 15th April 2024.

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 26th July 2024.

4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 9th August 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23rd August 2024.

5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.

6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29th January 2025.

Enrolment applications submitted after 26th July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.