For Victorian government schools, Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2027 school year will open from Monday 20 April 2026.
Parents and carers of children starting school next year are encouraged to apply by Friday 31 July 2026.
These dates apply to all Victorian government primary schools.
The Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) webpage has information and resources to guide families through the process. It includes an enrolment information pack for parents and carers and the statewide enrolment timeline. A fact sheet and poster are available in more than 40 languages.
How you can support families
Please share resources from the information pack available at Transition to school resources for families. This will help families understand the enrolment timeline.
Resources in the pack include:
- a poster
- fact sheet
- email template
- website content
- social media content
- newsletter text.
For information specific to early childhood professionals on the transition to school, visit Moving to primary school.
As families consider the next steps in their child’s educational journey, you may get questions about access to an extra year of kindergarten. Information to help you with this can be found at Additional year of funded Four-Year-Old Kindergarten.
Find out more
For more information, refer to Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) and Transition to school resources for families.
For further enquiries, contact your regional office by email:
- North-east region: enrolments.nev@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
- North-west region: enrolments.nwv@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
- South-east region: enrolments.sev@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
- South-west region: enrolments.swv@education.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
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