Enrolment
School tours for Prep 2026 will commence in March, 2025.
Please call the office to make a booking for a personalised tour with our principal, Mr Lloyd.
You may also like to enjoy our VIRTUAL TOUR.
Prep enrolments for 2026
The Department of Education (DE) manages a statewide Prep enrolment timeline.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at all Victorian government primary schools, including Eltham East Primary School. Your child should turn five years of age by 30th April of their preparatory year.
The timeline applies for children starting Prep in 2026. All government primary schools will follow this timeline in 2025 to support Prep enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find additional information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Prep 2026 at Eltham East Primary School from Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
What you need to do:
Contact our school on 9439 9793 to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
Download the Prep enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (2026 version available from Tuesday 22nd April 2025).
Submit an application for Foundation (Prep) for out-of-zone children, or an enrolment form for in-zone children by Friday 27th July 2025..
From Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Please download and complete either the application form or the enrolment form and either directly bring this to the school office or email Julianne Roberts (julianne.roberts@education.vic.gov.au), along with a birth certificate, proof or address and an up-to-date immunisation certificate.
You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 8th August 2025. If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 8th August 2025.
Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28th January 2026.
Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the Department’s Placement Policy.
Enrolment information
Eltham East Primary School is a well resourced high-performing school that offers a high quality education, in an environment committed to child safety, for all primary school aged children. Please make a time for a personalised tour of our school with our Principal, Mr Warren Lloyd or our Assistant Principal, Mrs Lisa Joseph, by calling the office on 03 9439 9793.
Every year we have a high demand for places at our school and we always do our best to accommodate as many children and their families as possible. For Prep-Year 6 we are accepting children where we are your closest school. The Find My School website is a single source provided by DE to visually represent all school zones throughout Victoria and to make it easier to find your local neighbourhood school or other public school options.
Our school zone
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 on the basis of your permanent residential address.
Our school has an enrolment restriction under section 2.2.16 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic). The restriction limits enrolments for the 2025 school year.
Our school will accept enrolments from:
students who live within the school zone
students with a sibling attending the school at the same time
students enrolling on compassionate grounds, in exceptional circumstances.
Depending on available places, our school may be able to accept a limited number of out-of-zone enrolments.
The department will review this enrolment restriction yearly and provide updated advice as necessary for the subsequent school year. Information for 2026 will be added when it comes available.
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:
Visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
Call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
Email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
ENROLMENTS YEAR 1 TO YEAR 6
To enrol your child at EEPS in Years 1-6 please contact the school fffice directly for further information regarding enrolment. The processes are changing and vary depending upon which school sector you are transferring from.
You may be required to provide copies of certain documents, such as a birth certificate or proof of address.
OVERSEAS ENROLMENTS
If you are enrolling from overseas there are some additional pieces of information required so please telephone our helpful office staff on +6 13 9439 9793.
You may also like to view and enjoy a sample of our pre-recorded transition sessions from previous years.
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