Bentleigh West Primary School

Our school zone

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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.

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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 Foundation (Prep) 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 Bentleigh West Primary School.

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All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.

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You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Bentleigh West Primary School from 22 April 2025.

 

What you need to do:

1. Contact our enrolments officer, Rachel Helyer at Rachel.Helyer@education.vic.gov.au if you have any questions about the enrolment application process.

2. School tours will be held at 4pm through term 2. If you would like to attend a tour bookings can be made at https://compasstix.com/e/uaqhryhvtn

3. 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.

4. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.

5. 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.

6. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.

7. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 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.

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Enrolment Application forms

Enrolments applications should be completed using the form below.

 

• Enrolment Application form

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To assist Bentleigh West Primary School in assessing your child’s eligibility for enrolment, please also include original or certified copies of:

1.    Rental agreements or unconditional contracts of sale plus
2.    A copy of two of the following:

• gas or electricity bill

• electoral enrolment confirmation

• other official documentation that demonstrates permanent residency at that address such as a driver’s license, health care card or council rates.

 

Documents should show the same address and parent’s/carer’s name as recorded on the school enrolment application form.

On request, you may also be required to complete a statutory declaration confirming the student is living in the address provided in the enrolment application and that the arrangement is genuine and intended to be permanent.

Note: Enrolment applications may not be successful if the requested documentation is not provided.

 

More information about verification of your residential address for enrolment in Victorian Government schools can be found in this document: Residential Address Check: 100 point residential check.

Changes to address after an enrolment offer is made
Subject to any changes to Department enrolment policy, if, after a placement offer is made to the student, the student’s permanent residence changes or it comes to light that the address provided on the application form was not the genuine permanent residence for the student, a school may only withdraw a placement offer in the following circumstances:

 

• The placement offer made to the student expressly states that the offer may be withdrawn prior to the first day of attendance if the student’s permanent place of residence changes or the school becomes aware that the address provided on the application form was not the genuine permanent residence for the student; and the new address is not within the designated neighbourhood area for the school.

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If you are offered a place, we will send you an Enrolment Form and will require the following documentation:

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• completed Enrolment Form

• evidence of identity and date of birth (birth certificate or passport)

• Immunisation Status Certificate

• your contact details

• emergency contact details

• health information about your child (such as allergies or illnesses they need to manage)

• other legal orders relating to your child and their welfare (if any).

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Prep Transition

Bentleigh West Primary School offers a positive transition to school. Children develop skills as they grow and learn that are building blocks for their future learning.

 

At Bentleigh West we conduct a pre-Prep Assessment that is administered individually with the pre-Prep children. It is part of the important partnership between parents and the school, providing information to encourage a positive transition.

 

The pre-Prep assessment enables us to assess developmental strengths and readiness for learning at school and to identify any areas where children may benefit from additional learning experiences. Results assist us with the monitoring of learning gains during the first years of school. Parents receive a full report of their child’s results.

 

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