FAQ's

The Department of Education’s Enrollment Policy for Foundation (Prep) states that schools can begin accepting enrollments from the first day of term two. In 2025, this is April 22nd.

Before April 22nd families can make an enrollment enquiry to receive information about the enrolment process. Links to make an enrolment application will be added to this website on April 22nd.

Out of zone enrollments for students not in foundation (prep) will be determined by current / expected class size for the year the child is seeking to enrol. Please contact the school principal for more information about the school’s current capacity at the different year levels.

Spensley Street sits within the area bordered by the Merri Creek, Hoddle Street, Westgarth Street and the Eastern Freeway. The “zone” means residential addresses that are closer to Spensley Street than any other school. This includes most Clifton Hill addresses and a small area in Northcote. You can see more about local school areas at www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au.

In some cases, our school may not have enough space to enrol students from outside of our zone.

In these cases, we must manage enrolments using the Department of Education’s Placement Policy’s ‘priority order of placement’. This outlines how to prioritise out-of-zone applications when limited places are available.

The priority order of placement for out-of-zone enrollments is:

• students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time.
• all other students in order of closeness of their home to the school.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be enrolled on compassionate grounds. Applications on compassionate grounds are considered on a case-by-case basis. If your circumstances are challenging and your local school is not suitable, you should talk to the Spensley Street principal.

As an indication, in the last five years all prep enrolments submitted on time have received an offer of enrolment from our school.

Out of zone late enrolments for prep and all enrolments for other years will be determined by current / expected class size for the year the child is seeking to enrol. Please contact the school principal for more information about the school’s current capacity at the different year levels.

Please complete the Make An Enquiry form to be added to receive updates about Spensley Street Primary School and information about enrolling your child.

You can Make A Booking for a School Tour to gain a deeper understanding of teaching and learning at Spensley Street.