Enrolling/Transferring - ACT Public Schools
Visit the Education website at www.education.act.gov.au for more information and to enrol using the online enrolment form
Parents/carers are welcome to apply to enrol/transfer their child at any time during the school year using an online application form. Full details are available from the Education website.
Enrolling/Transferring - ACT Public Schools
Parents/carers are welcome to apply enrol/transfer their child at any time during the school year using an online application form. Full details are available from the ACT Education Directorate's website.
Enrolling in an ACT Public School Online Form
If you have difficulty accessing a computer or require assistance to complete the online enrolment form we are here to help. Please contact the school on 02 6142 3100.
Enrolling in a Public School Information
Compulsory Education Student Enrolment and Attendance Policy
KINDERGARTEN TO YEAR 6
In the ACT children are eligible to commence school in Kindergarten if they turn five on or before 30 April in that year.
Kindergarten to year 6 students who live in the suburb of Theodore and some of Calwell Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) - Primary Schools are automatically eligible for a place at Theodore Primary School. Evidence showing your place of residence is required upon enrolment.
After students in the PEA have been offered enrolment, consideration may be given to students residing elsewhere in the ACT. Students who live in NSW will be given consideration depending on the school's enrolment capacity.
When online enrolments applications for Kindergarten to year 6 are received the school will contact you to arrange a meeting with the school's Principal.
PRESCHOOL - ACT RESIDENTS - 4-year-old Preschool
All 4-year-old ACT children are entitled to 15 hours of free preschool a week at an ACT public school.
If your child turns four on or before 30 April, they are eligible to start preschool from the first day of term 1 that year. If your child turns four after 30 April, they will be eligible to start preschool the first day of term 1 of the following year.
Starting preschool is an exciting time for families. The Preschool Pathways program provides resources to assist you to support your child in their transition to preschool.
To find out more about enrolling in preschool, please visit: Enrolling in Preschool
NSW Pathways - NSW RESIDENTS ENROLLING IN ACT Public Schools
Under the NSW Education Act 1990, the NSW Government is responsible for providing schooling for NSW resident students.
For many years, the ACT Government has provided education services to NSW residents in the ACT region. This long-standing commitment is part of the current ACT-NSW Memorandum of Understanding for Regional Collaboration.
NSW families enrolling in the ACT public school system are provided a Pathway through all stages of schooling (K-12) at selected schools. Once a student is enrolled on a Pathway, they are guaranteed a place on that Pathway.
Where possible, NSW residents seeking to enrol in preschool will be allocated to the preschool attached to the Pathway School.
If you have any queries about this process, please visit call the ACT Education Directorate on 6205 5429, email education.enrolment@act.gov.au.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & NON - PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA
Children who are non-permanent residents of Australia are welcome to apply at Theodore Primary School. Their eligibility to attend a school in the ACT as a non-fee paying student must first be clarified by the International Education Unit of the Directorate. A student's status as non-fee or fee paying is dependent upon their visa. Parents/carers of non - permanent resident children should contact the International Education Unit before submitting an online application form.
For more information please visit the International Students page.
Contact details International Education Unit +61 2 6205 9178 email: ieu@act.gov.au.
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