New Enrolments

Enrolment at McLaren Vale Primary School is based on the DfE School and Preschool Enrolment Policy and DfE Placement procedure.  McLaren Vale Primary School has an approved school zone.  A school zone is a bounded geographic area surrounding a school from which the school accepts its core intake of students.  When a school has a zone, the school ensures enough spaces are available to cater for demand from students living inside their school zone.

 Children residing within the school zone are guaranteed a place.

After these enrolments have been accommodated, all other families residing outside of the school zone will be considered.

If there are remaining places, out of zone placements will be offered based on whether any, all or a combination of the following applies:

a)      A child or young person with siblings currently attending the school

b)      A child or young person in care

c)      A child or young person identified as Aboriginal and participating in a Department
         for Education program

d)      A child or young person granted entry due to a special consideration.

Please note offers for enrolment to families residing outside of the school zone will only be considered if spaces are available.

Families can register their interest to attend school at any stage, however the school’s acceptance  of a registration of interest does not equate to an agreement for enrolment, nor will your application be ranked in order of date of lodgement.

 Reception enrolments

In South Australia, public primary schools have one intake date, this means:

• If your child turns five before 1st of May, they can start primary school, the first day of Term 1 of that year

• If your child turns five on or after 1st of May, they can start primary school the first day of Term 1 of the following year.

 Information required at admission

Once an offer for enrolment is made, parent/guardians are required to complete the school enrolment form and provide the school with a copy of the following:

 1)      The child’s full legal name and date of birth

Parents must supply the school with proof of their child’s full legal name and date of birth.  A copy of one of the following documents will be accepted”

·         The child’s birth certificate or extract

·         A passport, or travel document such as a visa, citizenship certificate or ImmiCard

·         Centrelink documentation stating the child’s name and date of birth.

 2)      The child’s permanent place of residency

Parents must supply the school a home location where your child and a parent are primarily living.  The address provided must be residential, not a commercial, posting or mailing address.

 If you own your home you are asked to provide:

·         A recent gas or electricity bill for that property.

 If you rent a home you are asked to provide:

·         A rental agreement

·         A bond receipt lodged with Consumer and Business Services, and

·         A recent gas or electricity bill for that property.

  Please note:

·         The rental agreement should cover at least the first 12 months the child will be
          attending the  school.  For example, for students starting Reception in 2021, the
          agreement should cover the majority of the 2021 year.

·         Renting a room or rooms at a property for your child, does not constitute a primary
          place of residence.

·         If your child is living with a relative or friend, you will need to provide supporting
          documentation stating that the relative/friend is the legal guardian of the child.  This
          documentation must include a parenting order from the Family Court, which states
          that the relative/friend is the formal full-time carer of the child.

·         A rates notice is not acceptable for proof of residency.

The Principal is responsible for determining whether proof of residence has been satisfied and may use professional judgement in circumstances where families are not able to meet these requirements.  This may include asking parents to provide secondary sources of documentation to establish if the circumstances, whilst unusual, are genuine.

 3)      Copies of any family law or other relevant court orders

Parents must disclose any court orders (including parenting, recovery or intervention orders) which details matters that should be taken into account by a school when enrolling a child.

 4)      Copies of relevant specified visas (or permission to access Visa Entitlement
          Verification Online)

If English is not a parent or carer’s first language, we can arrange for interpreting and translation services.  Where required, interpreters can be made available during the admission process and pre-enrolment interview.

Upon receipt of the above to the satisfaction of the school, the processing of the parent’s enrolment application may begin.

 McLaren Vale Primary School Zone

The boundaries for the McLaren Vale Primary School zone are:

To the South, along  Malpas Road along Binney Road to Edwards Road.

To the West from Malpas Road along South Road to Wheaton Road, along Ostrich Farm Road to Victor Harbour Road to Quarry Road.

To the North, Quarry Road left onto Barytes Road, right onto Neill Road, left onto Long Gully Road into National Park to Chapel Hill Road.

To the East, Amery Road from Chapel Hill Road down to Foggos Road to Sand Road to Truscott Road and right onto Edwards Road joining the southern border.