2025 Year Foundation /Prep Enrolments
TRANSITION TIMELINE (For 2025 Preps/Foundation students)
*** UPDATE 2/9/2024
Prep 2025 Transition Program - during term 4 2024 - save the dates. We have just finalised the following key dates. More detail has been shared with enrolled parents. Please save these dates in your own calendars now.
The Department of Education has just released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2025 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Ascot Vale Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers’ from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15 April 2024).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Ascot Vale Primary School from 15 April 2024.
What you need to do:
*** UPDATE 2/9/2024
Prep 2025 Transition Program - during term 4 2024 - save the dates. We have just finalised the following key dates. More detail has been shared with enrolled parents. Please save these dates in your own calendars now.
- Parent Teacher - meet the teachers and principal team - Wed 23rd October 5.30pm in Unit 5. This 1 hour session will also explain transition sessions 1-4 in more detail.
- Transition session #1 - Thur 7th Nov 2024 - 3.45-4.45pm
- Transition session #2 - Mon 18th Nov 2024 - 9.15-10.45pm
- Transition session #3 - Tues 3rd Dec 2024 - 9.15-12.15pm
- Transition session #4 - Tues 17th Dec 2024 - 9.45-10.45 (Meet 2025 class/teacher)
The Department of Education has just released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2025 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Ascot Vale Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers’ from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15 April 2024).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Ascot Vale Primary School from 15 April 2024.
What you need to do:
- Book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process - details for 2024 school tours will be updated from 16 February 2024.
- Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available here from 15 April 2024). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
- Establish if you are in zone or out of zone at find my school website.
- For in zone - from 15/4/24 request and submit an enrolment form along with Residential address check (click to download/view DET/AVPS requirements)
- For out of zone - from 15/4/24 application for Foundation (Prep) enrolment by Friday 26 July 2024.*** UPDATE 30/7/2024 - Applications are now closed ****
- You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29 July and Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
- Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024. These dates will be confirmed by the end of September 2024.
- Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29 January 2025.
This page provides transition information to families who have enrolled their child, or plan to enrol their child or children at Ascot Vale PS. It will mostly assist families with children transitioning from Kindergarten to Year Prep. However, it may also be helpful for students transitioning to AVPS at different year levels.
Please visit our Enrolment at AVPS webpage for information about how to enrol your child at our school. Please note there are updates for the 2025 processes**
Please visit our Information for New Families webpage for a comprehensive guide to answer many of your questions about starting school at AVPS in 2024.
Please visit our Enrolment at AVPS webpage for information about how to enrol your child at our school. Please note there are updates for the 2025 processes**
Please visit our Information for New Families webpage for a comprehensive guide to answer many of your questions about starting school at AVPS in 2024.
***ENROLMENT and APPLICATION forms were due by FRIDAY 26th JULY 2024***
*** Applications are now closed ****
VIDEOS OF INTEREST
The following videos were produced during the pandemic lock downs and may be of benefit to parents considering enrolling their child/ children at AVPS.
A Day in the Life – video for kindergarten children: https://youtu.be/XFimo4qrYGo
School Tour Video - https://youtu.be/vJwTfWohy7g
Time-lapse School Tour (quick visit) - https://youtu.be/aAOQ0qfkjLM