Enrolments

Enrolment Information

2027 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

All Victorian government primary schools follow the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline. The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child at a Victorian government primary school.

What you need to do:

• Book a tour.
• Enrolment forms can only be accepted from Term 2, Monday 20 April 2026. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by Monday 20 April 2026). This pack includes guidance on the application process for Parents and Carers’. You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheet and a poster.
• Enrolment applications for Foundation 2027 should be submitted by Friday 31 July 2026. Our school uses the Department of Education’s secure digital enrolment system called VicStudents. This means you can submit your Foundation (Prep) application online and receive updates through the system. If you have any questions about the online enrolment process, please contact our school.
• Families will be notified of the outcome of their application between Monday 3rd August to Friday 14 August 2026.
• If you receive an enrolment offer, you should accept the offer by Friday 28 August 2026.
• If you receive an offer of placement, you should accept the offer by Friday 28 August 2026.
• Written appeals from parents/carers are to be lodged with schools by Friday 28 August 2026.
• Schools notify parents and carers in writing of the outcome of appeals by Friday 11 September 2026.
• Enrolment information/transition sessions for Foundation 2027 will be held during Term 4, 2026.
• Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Thursday 28 January 2027.

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

For more information about the Foundation enrolment timeline, visit: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

Other year level enrolments

We also accept enrolment applications for students in other year levels. You can submit a request at any time in the school year.

Eligible students who live within our school zone are guaranteed a place, while students outside the zone may be enrolled if there are available places.

For any family wishing to enrol their child/ren at Malvern Central School, we require you to email us at malvern.cen@education.vic.gov.au with the completed Student Enrolment Form (to be filled in using legible block letters) along with required supporting documentation for your child/ren enrolment (pdf or jpeg format). Please include a copy of your child’s last school report.

Approved entry criteria for our school for the 2027 school year are:

• students who live within the school zone
• students with a sibling attending the school
• students of alumni

Students seeking enrolment in Foundation must meet one of the above criteria to be eligible for enrolment in Malvern Central School. Students seeking enrolment in other year levels continue to be subject to the Placement Policy

Enrolment Requirements

Supporting documents to be provided with the enrolment form are:

• Confirmation of the child/ren’s name and date of birth e.g. Birth Certificate and/or Passport
• Visa status documentation (if relevant)
• Confirmation of residential address as per the 100-point residential address table which must match the details recorded on the school enrolment form, including the parent’s/carer’s name and address. For more information, please refer to the Residential Address Checklist.
• Disability identification number details (if relevant)
• Medical conditions and/or Action Plans (if relevant)
• Court Orders (if relevant)
• Any other paperwork or details you believe the school may need for your child/ren’s enrolment and smooth transition to Malvern Central School.
• Malvern Central School request that Enrolling Adult 1 in each household listed on the enrolment form be the family’s preferred primary contact for school communications.
• Australian immunisation statement

By law, primary schools are required to request and record information on the immunisation status of students prior to enrolment. Parents or guardians must provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) immunisation status certificate to the school regardless of whether the child is or is not immunised.

Documents produced by GPs or other immunisation providers are no longer acceptable as school entry immunisation status certificates. AIR immunisations are obtained through your Medicare online account accessed through myGov or call 1800 653 809.