Enrolment - Foundation 2026

Thank you for your interest in enrolling your child at Footscray City 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.  If the implementation in relation to your home address is unclear, please contact our office staff on 9687 2826.   

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 [email protected]

Foundation Enrolment Procedures
The Department of Education (DE) has released a new 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 Footscray City Primary School.

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Footscray City Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

1. Register for one of our Foundation Information sessions to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 22 April 2025).
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an offer of placement, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 30 January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.