Starting
school for the first time
In
July each year a notice is be published in the local newspaper,
'The Gippsland Times' and at the local kindergartens, informing
the community that 'Information Sessions' will be held at the
local schools, and that enrolments can be then be made at your
preferred school.
Go to our Kinder - Prep Transition
page
Your
child needs to have turned 5 before the 30th April before he/she
can legally start school. Please consider your child's overall
development - physical, emotional, social as well as intellectual
when deciding if she/he is ready for school. Parents can legally
defer enrolment for their child until the child is six years old.
The
Sale Primary School No 545 conducts our Prep Information sessions,
in early August, for parents of children whom will be commencing
Prep for the following year.
Learn all you need to know
about starting school by downloading our Starting School Handbook
in PDF by clicking here.
Two
information sessions are held, one in the morning and another
in the evening and provide a presentation to parents regarding:
-
School values
- Student
welfare programs
- Prep
academic program
- School
facilities, programs, class sizes, uniform, parenting payments
- Parent
involvement
- Reflections
of 545 from some of our Year Six students
- Enrolment
procedures
- Question
and answer sessions
You
can download our prep curriculum in PDF by clicking here
All
visitors to the school, during these information sessions, are
provided with an information pack, which includes details of the
enrolment procedures, plus other valuable information.
The
information pack consists of:
- Enrolment
form
- Privacy
statement
- Information
book
- Starting
school at 545 hints
- Prep
curriculum Flyer
- School
uniform details
- Immunisation
Pamphlet
These
information packs are also available to any person who enquires
about enrolling at 545, from the date of our information session,
onwards.
Enrolments
for the following school year are open from the date of this information
session
To
enrol as a student in Prep class at 545
When you come to the school (no appointment is necessary), the
school will require you to provide:
- Proof
of age - (Birth certificate or passport)
- Immunisation
certificate, (Issued by the local council)
- Completed
enrolment form
To enrol as a student from another school
If
you have a student transferring to 545 from another school the
school requires you to:
- Inform
the school that your child is currently attending that you are
planning to transfer your child to the Sale Primary School No
545.
(This will enable the school to put together the child's student
file
and possible works samples, as well as transfer details. These
'transfer' details eliminate the need to provide proof of birth
and immunisation details, that were required when the child first
commenced school in Australia.)
- Contact
the school for an enrolment pack
- Complete
enrolment form enclosed and forward it back to the school.
As
the Sale Primary School has several classes at each year level,
it appreciates the maximum amount of notification, to ensure the
best possible placement of your child.
Defence Force Transition Aide
Sale
Primary School has a close association with the RAAF Base East
Sale and as such has a large number of students from Defence Force
families, ie usually more than 10% of the student population.
The
school is fortunate to have a Defence Force Transition Aide, Mrs
Linda Wilson, at 545 for two days a week. Linda provides school
based support for student and parents from defence families.
For more information go to the Defence Force
Transition Aide Page
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