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How to Write a Letter to Be Admitted Into a School That Is Not in Your School Zone Area

Kimberley mcgee, 27 jun 2018.

Admitting your child to school has become a more complicated process with the availability of charter and magnet schools and the expansion of open enrollment to higher education institutions. With numerous options, there are more opportunities to be flummoxed by how to navigate the system to get your child to your preferred school. There are a few things to consider when writing a letter to request a school transfer.

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• Reasons Why
• What School is Right for You?
• The Process
• What to Include

1 Reasons Why

There are many reasons parents opt to send their child to a school outside of their requisite zone. There may be better access to before- and after-school care, an academic focus at a particular school that your child has shown a knack for or a youth sports program that appeals to your child’s skill set. A student may also have special needs that another school can address better or you may live near an unsafe district and have an opportunity to apply to a “Choice Program” to attend a nearby school in a safer area. No matter your reason, you're within your right to ask for your child to attend your preferred school, so don’t approach your presentation as if asking for permission.

2 What School is Right for You?

If you've decided the designated school for your child isn’t a good fit, first take a look at schools that have a focus on what piques your child's interest. Check out the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) admission rules to ensure the child can take advantage of this program, that it fits their needs and they haven’t missed a deadline for inclusion. If you've found a specific school, make sure to check deadlines and paperwork requirements – from immunization records to test scores and transcripts. Be prepared to present all of your paperwork when the seat for the school comes up and you get the call. Don’t give the school any reason to chuck your letter into the trash bin because you missed including a simple piece of paper or a deadline.

If the school you're applying to has many programs, you can apply to all of them to better your child's chances of getting in the door. So, if the student is accepted into the government program but prefers the music program, they can later transfer while accruing class credits.

3 The Process

Each school district has a different process. To ensure your letter follows the rules to a T, contact the district office for updated and accurate information on school transfers in your area. They can also give you a list of new schools and charter schools in your area that your child can benefit from that may not be readily available online.

4 What to Include

Keep your letter short, no more than three to four paragraphs that clearly state the facts with no fluff. Include the child’s name, age, grade, admission or student number, if you have it, and reasons why you're requesting a transfer. End with a simple sentence that you look forward to their response and are available to answer any questions.

If you're denied the application, consider the advantages of staying within your school zone. Your child will have a wider base of friends close to home. Activities through the school that's close to you can offer outlets for your student and opportunities to participate due to the close proximity.

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Kimberley McGee is an award-winning journalist with 20+ years of experience writing about education, jobs, business and more for The New York Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Today’s Parent and other publications. She graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from UNLV. Her full bio and clips can be seen at www.vegaswriter.com.

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Want to send your child to a school outside your zone? This system could give you the choice

Opinion Want to send your child to a school outside your zone? This system could give you the choice

Australian governments should consider giving parents and children greater choice of public schools through a transfer system that promotes exchange across catchment areas and prioritises disadvantaged students.

Most big cities in Australia use " catchment areas " for assigning students to public schools. Most public school students attend a school in their catchment area.

This system effectively limits public school enrolment to where people can afford to live.

Schools in disadvantaged areas often suffer poor resourcing or other issues. This entrenches disadvantage and makes it more difficult for families to break out of the cycle of poverty.

Countries like the US and the UK use transfer systems to ensure children in lower socio-economic areas have better access to schools of their choice.

My colleagues and I have developed a model of how this could work in Australia.

Why students need options

Parents and students might prefer a school that isn't their local for many reasons.

These include being close to work or grandparents, wanting access to specialised programs in areas such as sport or drama, or better safety along with higher academic results.

Currently, students can apply to attend a public school outside their catchment area by providing a valid reason.

This could be that the school in their catchment is full or they need specialised education which is not available in their catchment school.

But schools' processes of considering these applications are not transparent and there is no regulated mechanism to ensure consistency.

In Australia, local public schools enrol about 60 per cent of all students.

As a 2016 Centre for Policy Development report argued, school equity in Australia is in decline, especially in metropolitan areas, and among our secondary schools.

A child's background is having a greater impact on their ability to succeed at school.

A more regulated and carefully balanced exchange process could address this problem and avoid exacerbating inequalities.

My colleagues Professor Fuhito Kojima from Stanford University and Associate Professor M. Bumin Yenmez from Boston College and I have developed a new system for school transfers that would improve the ability for students to transfer across catchment areas.

How it would work

Under our system, a centralised authority, such as an education department, would use admission rules that assign students to schools based on specific policy goals, such as increasing diversity and enhancing student welfare.

Parents and children interested in attending a school other than their catchment school can apply to a central register and list their preferred schools.

The register would include information about the student's socio-economic status and diversity, as well as other potential qualifiers such as having a sibling at the school.

The system would identify the places available at the schools of choice and allocate these according to admission rules.

Each student would be either matched with one of their preferred schools or their catchment school. This way, no student would be worse off by participating.

This system would create a balanced (or near balanced) exchange so each school would receive the same (or similar) number of students it would send to others.

This would ensure a school's funding, which is based on student numbers, doesn't drop.

Other countries do this

Public school systems give parents a greater say in other countries including the UK and US.

There are often up to four or five local schools in a catchment area and families have the opportunity to enrol their kids across school districts.

More than 40 US states use inter-district school choice programs that provide bussing between different districts.

These successful programs ensure minority students have priority access to in-demand schools in higher socio-economic areas.

This system applies across many big cities in the US . These include New York City (which began in 2003), Boston (2005), New Orleans (2012), Denver (2012), Washington DC (2013) and Newark (2014).

New systems have also been developed in England, Amsterdam, a number of Asian cities and elsewhere.

The Achievement and Integration Program in Minnesota compares the percentage of minority students in neighbouring districts.

When a district and one of its adjoining districts have a difference of 20 percentage points or higher in the proportion of minority students, the district with the higher percentage is required to participate in the program.

Government policymakers in Australia should consider the potential to implement a fair, transparent and equitable school transfer system to increase school choice and provide better educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.

Isa Hafalir is a professor of economics at the University of Technology Sydney. This article originally appeared on The Conversation .

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From July 2020, several NSW schools began trialling the use of Online Enrolment for digital out-of-area applications. The digital process offers parents an online alternative to long, handwritten application forms and standardises the out-of-area application process across NSW Government schools.

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• If out-of-area online enrolment is supported by a school, a link to begin an out-of-area enrolment application will be available via the "Enrolment" section of the school website.
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• Current school will receive the application, complete the good standing information, and then forward the application to the requested school.
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• Only students who are in good standing in their current school of attendance will be considered for an out-of-zone placement.
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• Transportation to the requested school is the responsibility of the parent. Transportation will not be provided except where there is a childcare placement and then it must be from an existing bus stop without creating an overcrowding condition. Transportation for siblings of special needs students will not be provided on special needs buses.
• Except for rising freshmen, any high school student who chooses an initial out-of-zone school choice will be ineligible to compete in Virginia High School League-sponsored athletic or scholastic activities for 365 consecutive calendar days after being enrolled in the new school (VHSL Regulation 28-6-1).
• It is understood that the student is to abide by school board attendance policies and the conduct code as provided in the student code of conduct handbook. The privilege of enrollment may be revoked if these guidelines are not followed.
• Enrollment, if approved, will be for the duration of one year. Continued enrollment is dependent upon an annual review of space available, program availability and the student remaining in good standing.
• The parent/guardian must notify the school of any change in address or guardianship of the student.
• Due to space consideration, applications submitted after July 1 st may not be considered until after the first ten days of school. The student will need to attend their zoned school until the application is processed.
• Out-of-zone requests will not be considered after September 15 th .
• WJCC reserves the right to revoke student eligibility at any time.

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• All full-time employee applications must request the school closest to the place of employment of the parent/legal guardian according to the mileage chart published by the finance department.
• Work location for other relatives will not be considered.
• Children of employees cannot be in the parent workspace while parent is fulfilling contract work requirements.
• Full-time employment must remain in effect for out-of-zone attendance to continue.

For Renewal Applications:

• Students currently approved for an out-of-zone placement should reapply annually during the renewal window of  March 1 st -March 31 st .  Applications will be reviewed for continued attendance at the requested school.
• For renewal applications received during the renewal window (March 1 st to March 31 st ) a letter of final determination will be mailed by April 30 th .
• For all other applications received before July 1 st , a letter of final determination will be mailed the last week of July.

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• Applications for new requests for the upcoming school year will be accepted beginning  April 1 st .
• Students new to WJCC must first register to attend their zoned school before the application can be processed (except in the case of a non-resident employee).
• New requests include all initial requests and current out-of-zone students transitioning to a new school level (5 th to 6 th grade and 8 th to 9 th grade).
• Approval of new requests will be granted based on eligibility on one of the established criteria and space availability.
• For all applications received before July 1 st , a letter of final determination will be mailed the last week of July.

If you need additional help, please contact the Student Services department at (757) 603-6533.

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Find out the process for applying to a high school outside your catchment zone and what happens if your child’s enrolment is refused.

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Schools can accept enrolments from parents who live outside that school’s local enrolment area if places are available.

But there is no guarantee that your application will be successful.

Applications from parents outside a local enrolment area are usually assessed on a range of criteria, including:

• if siblings are already enrolled at the school
• if you have a child with disability or additional needs that are better met at this school
• medical reasons such as improved access to specialist local health services
• special interests and abilities such as language or music classes.

There are usually separate forms for applications to attend a school outside your catchment zone.

Check with the school to confirm application requirements and cut-off dates.

If a non-local enrolment is refused

If you enrolled at a high school outside your catchment zone and were not offered a place at your first choice of school:

• your child will be considered for placement at your second choice, and if unsuccessful again
• your child will then be considered for placement at your third choice of school.

If no place is available, you may be placed on the waiting list or your child will be placed in your local school that was listed in the expression of interest form.

You can appeal the decision. Check with the school to find out what their process is.

If you’re not satisfied by the outcome of the appeal, the matter can then be referred to a local principals network or similar independent body to make a final decision.

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Who’s Eligible SY24-25 Students must be four years old on or before September 30, 2024 and selected by the eligibility criteria to participate.

Registration : Interested families must call 757-727-1061 to schedule a Pre-K registration appointment.

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Items Needed  1.  Parent Identification 2.  Proof of Residency- only one of the following:

Mortgage/lease statement or a current public utilities statement such as water, electric or gas or a residency affidavit (available at any school office)

3.  Income Verification      Qualifying Incomes must be at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines     a. Military Residents must provide current Leave & Earnings Statement (LES)         b. Non-Military Residents must provide one of the following for each employed household member:

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• Registration Form The  Student Registration Form is now available in an electronic format.  Completion of this form in advance will save significant time during the enrollment meeting.   Parents/guardians can print and complete the form manually or enter information electronically and then print for signature.  The form will not submit electronically and a parent/guardian must provide a signed hard copy to the school during the enrollment meeting.  This form will only save progress while the individual is working.  It does not save for future editing.
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The public schools of Hampton City will be free to children of school age who reside in Hampton. A child will be a resident when: The child is living with a natural parent or parent by legal adoption who resides in the City of Hampton. The child's parents are dead and he is living with a person in loco parentis who resides in the City of Hampton. The child's parents are unable to care for the child and the child is living, not solely for school purposes, with a person who resides in Hampton City and is the court-appointed guardian, or has legal custody. The child is living with a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis in a temporary shelter in the school division, not solely for school purposes. The child is living in the City of Hampton, not solely for school purposes, as an emancipated minor. A child may be considered a resident of Hampton for the purpose of free attendance if his residence is bona fide and not a superficial residence established for the purpose of attending school. Applications for admission will be submitted to the coordinator of pupil accountability who will determine whether the child is a bona fide resident of the City of Hampton.  The coordinator of pupil accountability will be authorized to obtain documentation to support the application. All information provided with the application will be subscribed and sworn to by the person making the application. The awarding of custody of a child to a resident of the City of Hampton will not automatically make the child a resident. As a condition of tuition free admission, the school division shall require that an actual resident of the City of Hampton have custody of the child or is the court-appointed guardian of the child. If the family of a student who has been enrolled in the division moves out of the City of Hampton after the student has completed the junior year of high school and prior to the completion of the senior year, the student will be allowed to attend as a tuition student. If the family of the student who is enrolled in the division moves from one high school attendance zone to another within the city after the student has completed the junior year, the student will be allowed to attend the high school previously attended and tuition will be waived.

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Out of Zone Application

Reasonable consideration will be given to parents/guardians/students and agencies who make requests for out-of-zone placement.  Justification will be based on goals related to maintaining balanced enrollments at each grade level and total school populations, as well as the following:

• Requests for out-of-zone placements for the following school year will be accepted beginning on March 1 of the current year and on a rolling basis thereafter.  Out-of-zone approvals are only valid for one academic year. Requests must be submitted annually on the application form SBO 171.  The form is available at each school.  Parents will be notified beginning July 1 and on a rolling basis thereafter of the status of their out-of-zone request.  
• Full consideration for out-of-zone placement will only be given to students after a review of their grades, attendance and discipline record.  
• Any student granted an out-of-zone placement who displays academic, attendance and/or discipline problems will be subject to having the out-of-zone placement rescinded by the building principal.   
• Students entering the 9th grade who are granted an out-of-zone placement will be immediately eligible for VHSL activities.  
• Students entering the 10th, 11th or 12th grade who are granted an out-of-zone placement will be required to “sit out” 365 calendar days before becoming eligible for VHSL activities.  
• If the Superintendent or designee grants the student an administrative placement and waives the VHSL transfer rule, he/she will be immediately eligible for VHSL activities regardless of the grade they are entering.  
• Students who attend a magnet, fundamental or other choice school will be eligible for VHSL activities in their regular zone school unless other provisions of this policy apply.  
• If a student is admitted to a school for a magnet academic program when entering the 9th grade and attends that school for the full school day, then the student will be immediately eligible for all VHSL activities at the school with the magnet academic program, provided the student is in good standing (grades, attendance, discipline).  If the student is admitted to a school for a magnet academic program when entering the 10th, 11th or 12th grade, he/she must sit out 365 days before becoming eligible for VHSL activities.    
• Should participation in the magnet academic program be discontinued, the student will be returned to the zone school.  The Superintendent or designee may waive the VHSL transfer rule in order for the student to participate in VHSL activities at their home school.  
• Students who are enrolled in one or two specialized classes at a school other than their home school are eligible to participate in VHSL activities at their home school only.

Fundamental, Magnet, and other choice Schools

Requests for out-of-zone placements into a fundamental, magnet or other choice school will not be considered.  Out-of-zone applications cannot be used to gain entrance into a fundamental, magnet, or other choice school as each of these schools has its own application process.

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The Hampton City School Division will determine the number of foreign exchange students that can be accommodated each year. All requests for placement of foreign exchange students will be made to the Division Superintendent or designee. Requests from area organization's representatives must include the number of students for whom placement is requested. A request form must be completed and submitted annually. Students will be placed in core subjects for grade level and must be fluent in English to benefit from instruction without additional assistance. All requests for placement will be reviewed by the Superintendent or designee and the building principal. After making initial selections, the principal or a guidance counselor will review the health and academic records of each student and interview each prospective host family. The principal's final recommendations will be reviewed by the Superintendent or designee and forwarded to the area representative of the exchange organization. To be eligible for consideration, exchange student candidates must be at least 15 years old and not older than 19 years old by September 30 of the year for which placement is being requested.

Transfer Students

Admission of Students Within the District

Students of one city school may not be admitted into another Hampton City School during the same scholastic year without a transfer from the principal of the previously attended school and a change of address by the division superintendent or his delegated authority and unless consistent with current policies for out-of-zone assignments. In order to overcome overcrowding in some schools, administrative transfers may be necessary. Students may be transferred from one school to another without entries being made by the original school, provided the principal of the transferring school calls the principal of the receiving school, giving name of pupil, grade assignment, date entered and number of days in attendance. All attendance days must be accounted for in transfers. Special High School Courses Students wanting to enroll in one or more career oriented courses not offered in his attendance zone school but offered in another school may apply to take the course/s. Course requests will be initiated by the principal of the parent school. The principal or designated alternate will review the letter and initiate a request for transfer, forward the request with a parent/guardian letter of request to the coordinator of pupil accountability for further processing. The coordinator will then forward the application to the principal of the school in which the desired course/s is being offered. Approval by the coordinator of pupil accountability will be granted providing:

Sufficient building space is available Class size is not overloaded Parent assumes responsibility for transportation if it is not available The student’s schedule can be arranged.

The student will remain in the parent school and retain all scholastic and athletic eligibility in the parent school. The principals of the involved schools will assist the student in adjusting his schedule. The coordinator of pupil accountability will, at the earliest possible date advise the parents/guardians and both principals by letter concerning his final decision.

Withdrawal requests are often the result of a student leaving Hampton City Schools to attend a school in another school division/state/country, to attend a private school, or to be homeschooled.  When a student needs to exit from Hampton City Schools before earning a diploma, he/she must officially withdraw from the school of record.  The parent/guardian needs to complete the K-12 Withdrawal Request form and submit it to the student's school.  If this process is not completed, it can cause a delay in the transfer of records to the next school or school division. 

K-12 Withdrawal Request Form  This form is now available in an electronic format.  Parents/guardians can print and complete the form manually or enter information electronically and then print for signature.  This form will only save progress while the individual is working.  It does not save for future editing.  The form will not submit electronically.  The parent must submit a hard copy to the school or receive approval from the school to submit it as an attachment via email.

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The Out of Zone online application for the 2023-24 school year is now open for families of WCS students. The application is available on the WCS School Zones page .

A list of the district's open-zoned schools and information about the application process was made available on Wednesday, January 18, after the Williamson County School Board approved the list at its regular January 17 meeting. The number of vacancies at each school was also posted.

Following the law passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2022, vacancies are not first-come, first-served. If the number of applicants exceeds the spots available at a school building, the district will conduct a lottery to select students.

At its meeting, the School Board also gave priority approval to a group of rising ninth graders. Those students must attend a Williamson County or Franklin Special School District middle school where less than 15 percent of its students are zoned to a different high school other than their classmates. Students in that small group may choose to attend the out-of-zone high school in the feeder pattern prior to any open-zone requests being granted and provided that the high school has the capacity and is eligible for open zoning.

This applies to Page Middle eighth graders who are zoned to Centennial High. They now have first priority for the 100 open seats at Page High. Eighth graders at Freedom Middle in the Franklin Special School District who are zoned to Franklin High will have first priority to Centennial High's 219 seats.

Students currently approved to attend out-of-zone schools who are not changing buildings do not need to reapply. All rising sixth and ninth-grade students roll up to their zoned schools until the out-of-zone application is approved. 

Grandfathering after a school rezoning is not automatic. All students affected by the rezoning are enrolled in the newly zoned school until the out-of-zone application is submitted and approved. Please note that out-of-zone students are not eligible for bus service.

If an applicant is approved, their family must provide transportation to and from school. The Out of Zone application will remain open through April 15 for all requests except those related to residential moves and program of study applications.

For more information about school zones and open-zoned schools, visit the WCS School Zones page .

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Please download the fillable application and complete with your child's information.  Save the document, then email the completed application with necessary documents to [email protected] .

The deadline to turn in requests along with appropriate documentation will be May 31, 2024.  All requests will be processed, and the results will be mailed out by mid July 2024.

2024 Deadline Dates:

The deadline to turn in a request is Friday, May 31, 2024.  

The results will be mailed to the parent/guardian by mid July .

Address Verification Required:

Calcasieu Parish School Board Policy requires you to verify your address in order to register your child (Grades K-12) in the appropriate attendance zone. In order to do this, you must provide copies of the following:

• Copy of parent/guardian's photo ID for each student 
• Copy of current electricity statement showing the name and service address for each student
• Copy of another current utility statement showing the name and service address for each student (Examples: gas, water, phone, cable, lease, etc.)
• Copy of child's birth certificate
• Copy of any legal documents, if applicable  (custody, foster care, legal guardian, etc.)

If the electricity is not in parent/guardian's name, he/she must also provide the following copies along with the above copies:

• Notarized statement stating that the utilities are in someone else's name 
• Copy of picture ID of homeowner/utility account holder for each student

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In addition, if custody of your child has changed because of separation and/or divorce, you may be asked to furnish a copy of a judicial order of custody; thus, you are advised to bring your custody papers with you. Also, if you have been given custody of a child by judicial court order, bring those papers.

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Enrollment in Calcasieu Parish Schools is temporary (up to thirty (30) days) pending receipt of all required records. The legal guardian is responsible for providing the required records to the school in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in your child being terminated from the school’s enrollment. When you go to register the student at school, you will need the following papers: The permit from CWA, birth certificate, social security card, custody papers (if there are any), immunization records and academic records.

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An official copy of your child’s birth certificate (containing the raised seal) is required by Louisiana law and by Calcasieu Parish School Board policy. If you do not have an official copy, a duplicate can be purchased at the Clerk of Court Office in Sulphur (337) 313-1140.

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Board policy requires that a social security number (card) be furnished to the school. This number is necessary for maintenance of all student records.

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A child transferring into a Calcasieu Parish School from another system (from within or from without the state) shall submit a state-approved health card providing evidence of having been immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, and other communicable diseases; or they shall present evidence that such immunizations are in progress to the school. The state-approved health card may be obtained at the Calcasieu Parish Health Unit or the physician’s office.

Academic Records:

A guardian should accompany a child to school to register for the first time to furnish information needed by the school that the student may not be able to provide. The report card and transfer records from the previous school, if available, should be taken to the school at this time, as the school may need this information to properly place the student. However, the school will accept a student without academic records. Placement of a student without records will be temporary, and the receiving school will request the records from the previous school. However, the final responsibility for the attainment of school records belongs to the legal guardian.

QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FREE LUNCHES, BUS TRANSPORTATION, ETC.

The school personnel can answer these questions when you register your child. Parents/guardians are advised to inquire about these issues at the time of registration.

Permits may be obtained from the Office of Child Welfare and Attendance, 2423 Sixth Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, between the hours of 7:30—11:30 and 1:00—3:30. 

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Please note: The Placement Policy, in particular the priority order of placement, has changed since the beginning of the 2023 school year. All enrolment decisions made from the start of Term 2, 2023 should be made in accordance with the current Placement Policy as outlined on this page.

This section of the department’s enrolment guidelines outlines the obligations on Victorian government schools in relation to placement of students and is referred to as the Placement Policy.

The department’s Placement Policy embeds the legal entitlement for students to enrol at their designated neighbourhood school, and to enrol at another school if there is sufficient accommodation.

All Victorian government schools must manage enrolments in accordance with this Placement Policy, except those schools where the Minister or delegate has approved specific entry criteria, being:

• select entry high schools
• specialist schools
• English Language Schools and Centres
• camp and outdoor schools
• hospital schools and teaching units
• distance schools
• flexible learning government schools and flexible learning campuses
• any other school with entry criteria as approved by the Minister or delegate.

The Placement Policy applies to the placement of students at all year levels, from Foundation (Prep) to Year 12. Single-sex government schools are required to follow the Placement Policy, noting that only students of the requisite gender are eligible to apply.

Specialist schools are subject to different placement requirements than those described in the Placement Policy. For more information, refer to: Enrolment in specialist schools .

If families are seeking to better understand the Placement Policy, please refer them to: Starting school External Link .

Eligible children and young persons have the right to be admitted to their designated neighbourhood government school, regardless of capacity. Accordingly, all students that reside within the area of a designated neighbourhood school (referred to as a ‘school zone’) must be offered a place when seeking enrolment. For information on eligibility, refer to: Eligibility to enrol in a Victorian government school .

A student’s designated neighbourhood school is generally the school that is nearest the student’s permanent address as determined by the school zone. The Find my School website External Link provides guidance on which school zone a student’s permanent residence is located within.

For information on verifying a student’s permanent address, refer to: Determining permanent residence .

The department recognises that some schools may require additional capacity to accommodate students from within their school zone. In these circumstances, schools may be supported by the temporary allocation of relocatable buildings. For more information about how relocatable buildings are allocated, refer to: Relocatable Building Management .

International students

International students (such as those holding a dependant or temporary visa) have the legal entitlement to enrol at their designated neighbourhood school.

However, under the Education Services for Overseas Student Act 2000 (Cth), students who hold a subclass 500 student visa (a student visa in their own name) may only attend government schools accredited to accept international students. The department refers to students who hold a student visa in their own name as Standard and Study Abroad students.

Given Standard and Study Abroad students are required to attend an accredited school, they may not be able to attend their closest school.

Schools may contact the International Education Division for support with queries regarding international student enrolments: [email protected]

Students are able to apply for a place at a school that is not their designated neighbourhood school.

All students who seek enrolment in a school outside of their designated neighbourhood school should be enrolled in that school if:

• there is sufficient accommodation at the school
• this request for enrolment aligns with the school’s enrolment management implementation plan (if they have one).

Where there is insufficient accommodation at a school for all students who seek entry, students must be enrolled according to the Placement Policy’s priority order of placement (see below).

The department takes into account a school’s enrolment practices when determining the allocation of relocatable buildings. Buildings are prioritised to schools which are addressing local demand, and which have a high percentage of enrolments from within their school zone.

Sufficient accommodation

Whether a school has sufficient accommodation to enrol additional students depends on a number of factors. These include if the school will continue to have appropriate physical and operational capacity and resources to provide high quality education and services to the school’s overall student population. Sufficient accommodation takes into consideration:

• built capacity and/or target-built capacity
• current enrolments and forecast enrolments
• current demand and forecast demand within the school zone
• staffing levels
• industrial agreements
• subject/curriculum demands on the school
• where practical, planning for an even distribution of students across all year levels while maintaining class size targets.

Schools must have sufficient accommodation to meet current and future in-zone demand before enrolling students from outside the school zone.

In some instances, schools may not have sufficient accommodation to offer placement to all students. This includes instances where schools are forecast to come under significant enrolment pressure from within the school zone. Where this is the case, the department will work with schools to develop an enrolment management implementation plan to support long term enrolment planning.

Sufficient accommodation is determined by the principal in consultation with their regional office, and it should reflect current and future in-zone demand. In instances where further support may be needed, final determination on sufficient accommodation may be made by the regional director.

Priority order of placement

Eligible children and young persons have the right to be admitted to their designated neighbourhood government school, regardless of capacity.

In circumstances where schools do not have sufficient accommodation to accept all students who apply from outside their school zone, schools must manage enrolment applications in accordance with the following priority order of placement:

• students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time
• all other students in order of closeness of their home to the school.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be enrolled in a school based on compassionate grounds. This is an overarching consideration and does not form part of the priority order of placement. Further information is available below under ‘Exceptional circumstances – compassionate grounds’.

Priority 1 – Siblings

The sibling priority applies to placement decisions at all year levels, from Foundation (Prep) to Year 12. There is an expectation that schools will enrol all older and younger siblings, unless otherwise approved by the regional director.

A sibling is defined broadly and can include step-siblings and students residing together as part of a multiple family cohabitation or out-of-home-care arrangements, including foster care, kinship care and permanent care. Students seeking enrolment on sibling grounds should be residing together at the same permanent address and must be attending the school at the same time.

Where siblings do not reside together on a full-time basis, families may still seek enrolment on sibling grounds. These applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If there are complex sibling arrangements such as this, schools should contact their regional office to seek advice. Regional office contact details and locations are on the department’s website, visit: Office locations External Link .

A school should only seek to restrict or limit enrolments of out-of-zone siblings if they consider there to be significant future or current capacity restraints (for example, there is a concern that students within zone could not be accommodated in present or future years) and where they have approval from the regional director.

To seek approval to restrict enrolments for out-of-zone siblings, schools must submit the Exemption to Priority 1 of the Placement Policy application form. Schools can obtain a copy of the application form by contacting their regional office. All applications are assessed by both regional and central offices.

Any agreement between schools and the relevant regional director on enrolment restrictions for out-of-zone siblings must be reviewed annually.

Priority 2 – Order of closeness of their home to the school

In metropolitan areas, and in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, closeness to school is the distance measured in a straight line from the child’s permanent residential address to the school. In any other area of Victoria, closeness to school is the distance measured by the shortest practical route by road.

Distances from an address to the 5 nearest schools (as measured in a straight line) are available on the Find my School website External Link . This website can be used when considering order of closeness to school, particularly for metropolitan areas, and in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. In other areas, schools should consider travel distance between the applicant's address and the school when considering order of closeness.

Closeness to school is either assessed upon receipt of an enrolment application or as part of the annual Foundation (Prep) enrolment or Year 7 placement processes for government schools.

Timelines will be strictly observed for Foundation (Prep) enrolment and Year 7 placement applications. If an application for Foundation (Prep) enrolment or Year 7 placement misses the deadline, it should be considered after applications received on time (if the student does not live in the school zone or does not have a sibling attending the school at the same time).

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be enrolled at a school on compassionate grounds. This is an overarching consideration and does not form part of the priority order of placement.

Families must be able to clearly demonstrate the exceptional circumstances which they believe make an enrolment at their designated neighbourhood school unsuitable for their child or children.

Exceptional circumstances may include family violence, wellbeing and safety concerns, physical and/or mental health concerns. Importantly, this is not a comprehensive list of exceptional circumstances whereby a family may seek an enrolment on compassionate grounds – each application will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, education providers are legally required to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability. On that basis, grounds for exceptional circumstances do not include concerns related to a student’s disability where those concerns can be addressed by making reasonable adjustments. For examples of reasonable adjustments and further guidance, refer to: Making reasonable adjustments External Link .

The student will generally be offered a place at the school in next closest proximity to the student’s permanent address or current address or location where relevant.

When considering an application or appeal on compassionate grounds, schools and regional staff can request that families provide further evidence. This may include:

• legal documentation
• reports from allied health and/or medical professionals, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing practitioners, Victoria Police, and/or family violence services
• court orders.

Matters of compassionate grounds are of a sensitive nature and may pose risks to health and life (for example, matters related to family violence). Family and student privacy must be maintained when considering applications on compassionate grounds.

For more information, refer to: Privacy and Information Sharing .

Schools can contact their regional office to seek advice and support when considering applications on compassionate grounds. Regional office contact details and locations are on the department’s website, visit: Office locations External Link .

A placement offer must not be dependent on a satisfactory report, test or interview.

Student tests or interviews may only occur after a placement offer has been made. This covers all forms of testing, including examinations for school specific scholarships, academic programs, leadership programs, sporting trials, music or performing arts auditions, and other try-outs or performance assessments. Schools must also not hold formal or informal interviews for prospective students and their families.

Schools must not reserve places or prioritise placement for students on the basis of anticipated test results.

For secondary schools, this means that tests or interviews cannot occur prior to the state-wide release of Year 7 placement offers in July each year. Schools must not promote tests or interviews before placement offers have been made (refer to the state-wide timeline in the Placement Information Pack).

This does not apply to selective entry and other specialism schools that are not required to manage enrolments in accordance with the Placement Policy. For further information, visit: Selective Entry and Other Specialism Schools and Programs .

Schools, in consultation with their regional office, manage enrolments to ensure that all students can attend their local school now and into the future. Strategies that support enrolment management include:

• maintaining accurate and complete enrolment records and data, to facilitate enrolment planning
• planning for an even distribution of students across all year levels while maintaining class size targets
• considering your enrolment projections and ensuring that the starting cohort of enrolment numbers does not increase to the extent that the overall capacity of the school is exceeded for the life of the cohort
• monitoring enrolment trends and subject/curriculum demands in the school
• advising current and prospective parents about any limits on enrolment early.

Schools under enrolment pressure may be supported with an enrolment management implementation plan. Enrolment management implementation plans provide current and projected data and, where required, support schools to implement enrolment restrictions approved by regional directors.

Restricting enrolments

Under section 2.2.16 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic), the Minister for Education may specify and approve entry criteria for a particular school. This power has also been delegated to the department's 4 regional directors ( Instrument of Delegation No. 2023/D01 (PDF) External Link (staff login required)).

This allows the Minister for Education, and regional directors as delegates, to restrict new enrolments at a school by setting unique entry criteria. This could include, for example, limiting entry year enrolments to students who reside in-zone and to out-of-zone siblings.

In determining the need for such a restriction, the following factors are considered:

• demand for places from within and outside the school’s zone
• the school’s site and built capacity
• sufficient accommodation
• the effect on, and capacity at, surrounding schools.

The regional director will notify the school in writing if a restriction is being applied or modified. All restrictions are reviewed on an annual basis to ensure they are still required.

Regional offices can recommend and work in partnership with schools to develop enrolment management implementation plans. Schools may also request an enrolment management implementation plan.

Schools seeking more advice or support in developing or implementing an enrolment management implementation plan should contact their regional office.

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These are key dates for advertising and running out-of-zone pre-enrolment processes

School boards must adhere to the key dates that require them to plan, advertise, and operate their enrolment scheme. Parents, caregivers and whānau are required to respond to any offer of enrolment within the allotted time or their student will forfeit their place at the school.

2024 ballot dates

Boards of schools with an enrolment scheme must coordinate their pre-enrolment deadlines with other schools with enrolment schemes in their region or city. We also encourage schools with enrolment schemes to share these dates with nearby schools that don’t have a scheme, to help coordinate planning. 

Auckland 2024 ballot dates [DOCX, 13 KB]

Other dates will be available by contacting the schools in your region.

Key information for boards

Out-of-zone applications.

Out-of-zone applications received outside an advertised pre-enrolment period cannot be accepted unless there are out-of-zone places available and a new ballot is held.

Key pre-enrolment dates

More information.

To check if a school has an enrolment scheme:

Find a school – Education Counts (external link)

Considering, proposing, establishing

Pre-enrolment processes

Roles and responsibilities

Changes to schools and the network

Guidance and requirements

We’ve produced guidelines to help schools meet their obligations under the Education and Training Act 2020. There are two versions because requirements are different for state and state-integrated schools. There are also instructions for out-of-zone pre-enrolment processes.

Guidelines for the development and operation of enrolment schemes for state schools [PDF, 499 KB]

Guidelines for the development and operation of enrolment schemes for state-integrated schools [PDF, 326 KB]

Instructions relating to the operation of enrolment schemes [PDF, 276 KB]

Tools for schools

We’ve produced templates for newspaper notices, letters and other documents relating to enrolment schemes.

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