Priority Placement:
Applications will be entered on the waiting list using the eligibility and priority of access criteria outlined in our Enrolment Policy.
Offers:
In line with State Government Priority of Access criteria, “High Priority Children” have the highest priority when offering places at the Kindergarten. This includes –
* Children at risk of abuse or neglect, including children in out-of-home care
* Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
* Asylum seeker and refugee children
* Children that meet the eligibility criteria for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy
* Children with additional needs
Further information regarding High Priority Children can be read in the Kindergarten Funding Guide – Kindergarten funding guide | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)
Remaining places will be offered with the following criteria::
- Children eligible for a second year of kindergarten.
- Children who were eligible to attend in the previous year but deferred or withdrew from the service prior to official data collection.
- Children currently on the wait list
- Thereafter, our eligibility is processed for priority in the order of the following:
- Postcode – 3114
- Siblings who have previously attended the kindergarten
- Other
In the event the number of applicants exceed the number of places available, children in the same priority will be electronically balloted.
Acceptance or Decline of place:
- A deposit of $100 must be paid within two weeks to accept and hold the place for the following year. In accordance with current Government funding agreements, this deposit will be refunded upon commencement at Kindergarten the following year.
- Parents/guardians who do not wish to accept the offer of a place, or intend to withdraw their enrolment, are requested to notify Park Orchards Kindergarten in writing as soon as possible.
- Second-round offers will be made two weeks after first-round offers, with replies and deposits due within one week.
- Third-round offers will be made two weeks after second-round offers, with replies and deposits due within 24 hours.
- An official detailed enrolment form and other relevant information will be provided later in the year.
Links:
3 Year Old Application
4 Year Old Application
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