2026 Enrolments

School Zones

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.  The 100 point check and validation of residential address is required.

 

​​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

 

Digital Enrolment for Prep (Foundation) in 2026

Our school uses an online system for new enrolments to Victorian government schools called VicStudents.  

VicStudents is available for students who are enrolling in a Victorian Government School for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2026.

VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security.  Please see the Digital Enrolment Parent Carer Guide for more information.

 

Enrolment Timeline:

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Lyndhurst Primary School from 22 April 2025.

 

What you need to do AFTER April 22 2025:

1. Book a school tour in April/May 2025. Once dates are finalised they will be listed here on our website.

2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025). 

3. Visit the VicStudents Website to create an account and complete the online application form. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.

4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer* by Friday 22 August 2025.

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

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Enrolments for Years 1 to Year 6 in 2026

​For students who are currently enrolled another primary school, looking to enrol at Lyndhurst Primary School in grades 1-6 for 2026, please refer to the following process:

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                         Complete the Expression of Interest Form (available in Term 3, 2025).  ​​

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                         Complete the Enrolment Form that will be emailed to you.

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                         Email the forms and supporting documents* to lyndhurst.ps@education.vic.gov.au

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​*Supporting documents include:

• Birth Certificate (Passport can be accepted if no Birth Certificate)

• Medicare Immunisation Summary^

• Proof of Residential Address.  Families are required to provide documents for a 100-point Residential Address Check as per the DET guidelines

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^This is a certificate, issued either by the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register or your local council health department, which shows that:

• your child has been immunised against measles, mumps, diptheria, tetanus and polio, or

• there is good reason why your child has not been immunised.

• Please note: if the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register certificate does NOT contain the statement "This child has received all vaccine required by 5 years of age", please contact your local council immunisation service to receive further information with regard to immunisations or to obtain a council issued school entry immunisation certificate.

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Starting School

The Department of Education has a 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 Lyndhurst Primary School.

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Please visit the Starting School and Enrolling in Foundation webpages on the Victorian Government website for further information.

 

Please note that all students are to abide by the Mobile Phone and personal wearable devices Policy (this is particularly relevant to students Year 3 – 6).

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