Transition

Enrolling at Ruskin Park Primary School

Our school zone

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.

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:

2026 Foundation (Prep) enrolments – Online System

This year our school is using an online system for new enrolments to Victorian government schools called VicStudents.
  
VicStudents is available for students who are enrolling in a Victorian Government School for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2026. 

VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security. 

To commence online enrolment: 
Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form. Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application. 

Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education 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 Ruskin Park Primary School.

You can find information and resources about the enrolment timeline at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

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

What you need to do:

  1. Contact our school to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
  2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
  3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July.
  4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August. 
  5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
  6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January.
  7. Enrolment applications submitted after Friday 25 July will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

 

Transitioning into the Foundation Level

 

2025 Transition Dates for 2026 Enrolment

Meet and Greet Session – Monday 13 October
4:30pm – 5:30pm – Children will have the opportunity to explore activities in the Foundation classrooms and meet our Foundation Teachers.

Story Time and Music Transition Session– Friday 24 October

9:15am – 10:30am – Music and literacy based activities will be held in the Foundation classrooms.

Number Fun Transition Session- Wednesday 5 November

9:15am – 10:30am – Numeracy based activities will be held in the Foundation classrooms.

Japanese & Physical Education Transition Session – Thursday 13 November
9:15am – 10:30am – Our Japanese & PE specialist teachers will conduct some introductory activities along with the Foundation teachers.

STEM & Art Transition Session – Monday 24 November

9:15am – 10:30am – Our STEM & Art specialist teachers will conduct some introductory activities along with the Foundation teachers.

Foundation Parent Information Night – Monday 1 December 
7:00pm – 8:00pm – The 2026 classes and teachers will be announced.

Foundation Orientation Morning – Tuesday 2 December
9:15am to 10:30am – Children will have an opportunity to meet their teacher and classmates for 2026.

School Tours

We are very proud of the teaching and learning programs, teaching staff and facilities that we offer at Ruskin Park Primary School. If you are considering a primary school for your child, we invite you to visit our school with your child to see what we can offer.

School tours are conducted by our Principal, Andrew Moore on Wednesday mornings at 9.30am from April onwards. Other mutually agreed upon times for tours can be arranged by calling the school office on 9723-3886.

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