Enrolment

EnrolLING AT POPS

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 on the basis of 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.

If you are interested in enrolling a child in Year 1-6 at our school, please see the following options:

  • For students new to the Victorian Government School system (i.e. coming from interstate, private, catholic or independent schools) please see the Quick Reference Guide QRG Digital Enrolment Parent Carer Guide and visit www.students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to complete your digital application. 
  • For students coming from overseas, please contact us to verify your residency details so we can advise the correct way to enrol.

Alternatively, you can request an Enrolment Form from our school office at park.orchards.ps@education.vic.gov.au or 9876 1249. To enrol a Student in Foundation please see details below.

For more information, you can:

Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education (DE) has a statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Park Orchards Primary School.

POPS has moved to using a Digital Enrolment process for Foundation students – Please read the Quick Reference Guide for information QRG Digital Enrolment Parent Carer Guide

Enrolment applications follow the statewide timeline.  For enrolments outside these times, please contact our school at park.orchards.ps@education.vic.gov.au or 9876 1249

School Tours

School Tours are conducted every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9.15 am. The tour consists of a guided walk through the school facilities and grounds, including visits to classrooms.

Prospective parents and students are welcome to access the weekly school tours by using the link below or calling our office on 9876 1249.

 Click here to book a POPS tour

Transition Programs

A Kindergarten to School Transition Program is conducted in term four beginning on the first Thursday in November. The program consists of four sessions at the school every Thursday for four consecutive weeks. During these sessions the students will get to experience a variety of activities and become familiar with various aspects of the school as well as making connections with other students and, of course, meeting their buddies.

PATHWAYS TO POPS is an extended transition to school program and is designed for children, beginning school in the following year, who are developmentally ready to undertake an extended program as well as their regular preschool activities. It is designed specifically for those children who need that little extra in the second semester of the year prior to school entry and who are demonstrating readiness for school. It is provided in term four for 8 weeks. This program is only offered to enrolled students and incurs an enrolment fee.

Transition for students coming into other year levels is arranged in conjunction with the parents, students, principal and class teachers. This program usually consists of a number of pre-visits to familiarise the student with their school.

The Buddies Program involves students in Year 5 and Foundation. Each Foundation child is paired up with a Year 5 child and they participate in a range of activities throughout the year. The aim of the Buddies Program is to ease the transition into Primary School for the foundation students by providing them with a safe, reliable and positive buddy. 

Storytime

Storytime is open to all pre-school children and their parents and is held on MONDAY Mornings 9:00am ~ 9.45am in the Library at Park Orchards Primary School, Bowmore Ave, Park Orchards. These sessions include activities such as story reading, craft and songs.

Please see flyer for further information or call the school office.