Enrolment information
2025 Enrolments for Years 1 to 6
Enrolments are now being taken for 2025. If you are seeking enrolment at Pinewood for the 2025 school year, please fill in the enrolment form below. You are advised to read the Privacy Statement prior to filling out the enrolment form.
In Zone and Sibling Enrolment Form
Documentation required:
- a completed enrolment form
- a copy of the child’s birth certificate or passport and visa, as appropriate
- an immunisation certificate
- proof of the address of family residence (utility bill to family name/lease agreement).
If you are the parent of a child with severe allergies, please read the attached sheet below to ensure a smooth start to the school year. Forms and medication must be provided on the first day of school.
If you are the parent of a child with severe allergies, please read the attached sheet below to ensure a smooth start to the school year. Forms and medication must be provided on the first day of school.
- Parent 10 Point Plan for School
- ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis (must be printed in colour)
- ASCIA Action Plan for Allergic Reactions (must be printed in colour)
- Asthma Action Plan
2026 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments
This year, our school is using VicStudents, an online system for new enrolments in Victorian government schools.
VicStudents is available at select schools, for students who are enrolling in a Victorian government school for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2026.
VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security.
The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Pinewood Primary School. The timeline also applies to online enrolment.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find the statewide timeline here.
You can also find more information about starting school here.
What you need to do:
- To book in a school tour and learn more about our school please go to the booking page on our website.
- Visit this page to create an account and complete the online application form, or download the Digital Enrolment Parent Carer Guide and follow the steps.
Submit your online application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025. - You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer on VicStudents by Friday 22 August 2025.
- Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
- Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.
Using a paper form
If you prefer not to use VicStudents, you can choose to enrol using a paper form instead. Please contact the office to arrange this.
Prep Information
During Term 4, Pinewood Primary School runs a transition program for children commencing Prep in the following year.
What Is A Transition Program?
An effective transition program is designed to overcome the discontinuities that may disrupt children’s learning and development and includes preparing the children and parents for the new environment.
The program should:
- provide a positive experience
- prepare preschoolers for the challenges and demands of school
- involve systematic, individualised, timely and collaborative planning
- provide information to parents/families to enable them to share in the transition
Why Have A Transition Program?
The transition program is run for the following reasons:
- to retain the benefits of early childhood education programs to reduce the stress children might experience entering school
- to create an appropriate degree of continuity as children move into school as a response to the variety of children’s backgrounds and experiences as they enter school.
- acknowledge that ages 4 to 5 is a critical period of development for all children
- to develop strategies to help children start school ready to learn.
We are confident that at Pinewood Primary School we achieve all of the above.