The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Kongwak Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 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 Kongwak Primary Schools from 22 April 2025.
Our school follows the Department of Education’s Enrolment Policy for the enrolment, placement, and transfer of students.
Students who live within the school zone are guaranteed a place at our school. To find out whether you live in zone, visit findmyschool.vic.gov.au
All other applications will be considered subject to available space, and prioritised according to:
To know more about enrolment procedure:
Required documentation includes:
You will also be required to provide information about:
Starting school is an exciting time for children, parents and carers.
We want to help make the enrolment process as easy as possible for you.
Each year, the department releases the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers, with information packs available from the beginning of Term 2 for students commencing foundation/prep the following year.
These information packs, and other important information, can be found on the Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) page of the Victorian Government website.
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones.
Students residing in our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address. Our school also has additional capacity available to welcome students who are outside of our school zone.
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:
Under the Department of Education and Training’s Parent Payments Policy, Victorian government schools are required to provide transparent information to their school community on voluntary parent/carer contributions.
The following documents outline the voluntary parent/carer contributions at our school HERE
Inverloch and Kongwak Primary Schools are committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where students are safe and feel safe.
Our child safety and wellbeing policies outline the measures and strategies we have in place to support, promote and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students:
As valuable partners in promoting and maintaining child safety and wellbeing at Inverloch and Kongwak Primary Schools we welcome and encourage your feedback.
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions in relation to our child safe policies and practices, please contact the Principal on 56 741 253 or inverloch.ps@education.vic.gov.au
In Victoria, all schools must meet the minimum standards for school registration. The minimum standards provide a foundation for quality schools through:
The following policies on the IKPS website support us in these aims and in meeting the minimum standards.