If you have any queries or questions about enrolling at Footscray North Primary School send us an email, phone our office on 9317 9047 or call in any school day, between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm

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.

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

Enrolment and Application forms

If you live within our school zone, please click here for an enrolment form.

If you live beyond our school zone and you would like to apply to attend Footscray North Primary School, please click here for an application form

In order to accept your enrolment or application form the school requires the following documentation

• Proof of your residential address
• Australian Birth Certificate or Passport
• Record of immunisation issued by Medicare
• If your child is not an Australian Resident, please provide immigration visa documentation

2027 Foundation (Prep) enrolment

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:

• visit School zonesfor 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

Timeline

The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2027 school year.

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

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2026 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2027 school year.

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 Footscray North Primary School from 20th April 2026.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school Footscray North Primary School to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.  To book a tour please follow the instruction via this link: Book a Tour
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 20th April 2026). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 31st July 2026.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 3rd August and Friday 14th August 2026. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 28th August 2026.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2026.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Firday 29th January 2027.

Enrolment applications submitted after 31st July 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

Other year level enrolments

We also accept enrolment applications for students in other year levels. You can submit a request at any time in the school year.

Eligible students who live within our school zone are guaranteed a place, while students outside the zone may be enrolled if there are available places.

If you are seeking enrolment at other year levels, please contact our school for more information.