Enrolling at Elsternwick Primary School
Prep (foundation) enrolment
You can apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Elsternwick Primary School from Monday, 22 April 2025.
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 based on your permanent residential address.
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
2026 Prep (Foundation) enrolments:
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 Elsternwick Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
What you need to do:
- Book a tour to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
- Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
- Submit an enrolment 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 contact our school to accept the offer 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.
Please note:
For all late enrollments after the above date, please contact the school for an EPS enrollment form. Please do not use the form above. Enrolment applications submitted after Friday, 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, and applications for children outside the EPS zone will be assessed in line with the Department’s Placement Policy.
You can find general information and resources about enrolling your child (including information in other languages) at a government school on the Department of Education’s website: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). We strongly encourage you to visit this page and read the information carefully.
From 2023, all government primary schools now follow the same enrollment timeline to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments, as set by the Department of Education.
Grade 1 to Grade 6 enrolment process
If you’re enrolling your child in Year 1, please email us at elsternwick.ps@education.vic.gov.au with the following information:
– Your child’s name
– Your child’s date of birth
– Your address
International students
EPS offers a warm welcome to international students as an accredited International Student Program school. We have a mix of academic programs with extracurricular activities such as Physical Education, Performing Arts, STEAM, Art and Mandarin. To learn more about studying and living in Victoria as an international student, please visit www.study.vic.gov.au
Contact our school
To learn more about our school, please contact our International Student Coordinator (ISC):
Email: elsternwick.ps@education.vic.gov.au
How to apply
Most international students must apply to the Department of Education in order to study in a Victorian government school. Click here to learn about the application types and to apply.
Elsternwick Primary School is accredited under the Department of Education’s CRICOS registration (CRICOS provider name and code: Department of Education, 00861K). For more information, see: www.study.vic.gov.au.
