Starting school is a major milestone in a child’s life. It is an exciting and emotional time for both you, as parent, and your child. The transition can be made smoother through your positive encouragement and partnership with your child’s school. Together, we can support your child on their learning journey to achieve their potential. Sandringham East Primary School has been providing the local community with outstanding primary education for over 90 years. Our school community empowers, challenges and inspires learners to foster their creativity and talents, developing the skills and attributes to fulfil their dreams.
Enrolments for 2025
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:
You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School zones.
For a video tour of our school please click here.
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Completing the Enrolment
Enrolment forms are available from our school office on or after the15th April, 2024.
The timeline advises families when
and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a
Victorian government primary school, including Sandringham East
Primary School.
All government primary schools will
follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep)
enrolments for the 2025 school year.
You can find information and
resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster
at:
Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep)
Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers’ from
Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)
(available from 15 April 2024).
You will be able to apply to enrol
your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Sandringham East Primary
School from 15 April 2024.
What you need to do:
1. Download the
Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from
Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)
(available from 15 April 2024). This pack includes an
application form, which you can also request from our school.
2. Submit an
enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July
2024.
3. You will be
notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29
July and Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an enrolment
offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by
Friday 23 August 2024.
4. Take part in
enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4,
2024.
5. Prepare your
child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29 January
2025.
Enrolment applications submitted after 26
July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received,
in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
In order to confirm placement we ask that these forms be submitted by the end of term 2.
International Students
Studying in Victoria
Victorian government schools are a
destination of choice for international students. Our schools
provide international students with a high-quality education,
excellent English language tuition and caring welfare support
services. To learn more about studying and living in Victoria as
an international student, see: www.study.vic.gov.au
How to apply
Most international students must apply to
the Department of Education in order to study in a Victorian
government school. To learn about the application types and to
apply, see: How to apply
Contact our school
For more information about international
students, please contact the below staff member.
International Student Coordinator (ISC): Jane Briffa
Phone: 03 9598 1704
Generic school email or ISC email:
Sandringham.east.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Sandringham East Primary School is
accredited under the Department of Education’s CRICOS
registration (CRICOS provider name and code: Department of
Education, 00861K). For more information, see:
https://www.study.vic.gov.au/en/Pages/default.aspx
Our school is able to receive international fee paying students. More information is available on the Department of Education's website.
If your child is an Australian citizen enrolment may commence immediately once you arrive. For certain categories of permanent and long term residency, the same applies.
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