Prep Enrolments meeting for all Catholic schools in 2015 in our area is Tuesday 18th March at Queen of Peace School 7-8pm. Here is the policy in more detail. PREAMBLE The Parish of Laverton is unique in that it currently has five Catholic primary schools located within the parish boundary. The Parish is in a major growth corridor in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. This means that Catholic families may not be able to attend the Catholic school of their first choice. To ensure that every effort is made to support the enrolment of baptised Catholic children into our parish primary schools, Application for Enrolment into Prep will be undertaken through a central Parish Enrolment process. GUIDING PRINCIPLES This central Parish Enrolment Policy has been developed with the following principles in mind: • Catholic education is intrinsic to the mission of the Church. It is one means by which the Church fulfils its role in assisting people to discover and embrace the fullness of life in Christ. • All Catholic schools in our Parish offer a broad, comprehensive curriculum imbued with an authentic Catholic understanding of Christ and his teaching, as well as a lived appreciation of membership of the Catholic Church. • The Parish of Laverton is in a major growth corridor in the western suburbs. New families move into the area on a weekly basis. • The Parish of Laverton is unique, in that it has five Catholic primary schools located within the Parish boundary. • Every baptised Catholic child living in the Parish of Laverton is entitled to a place in a Catholic school within the parish. • At times, there may not be enrolment places available at the school of first choice. DEFINITIONS School Catchment Area The school catchment area is the parish or group of parishes, as defined by the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM), from which the school draws the majority of its enrolments and to which the school gives priority of enrolment. For the majority of primary schools this will be the parish to which the school belongs. In those parishes with more than one primary school, the catchment for each school is determined by the parish in consultation with the CEOM. CEOM Enrolment Policy 2009 Parish Enrolment Committee A committee comprising the Primary School Principals, or their nominees, and the Parish Priest, (where appropriate), who meet and consider enrolment issues in the Parish and applications for consideration of special circumstances. ENROLMENT CRITERIA Due to the large number of baptised Catholic children applying for enrolment in the Parish, enrolment applications will be dealt with according to the following priority order: First Intake: • Baptised Catholic children resident in the designated zone/catchment area of the Laverton Parish. • Brothers and sisters of currently enrolled students in the school Second Intake: • Baptised Catholic children resident in other parishes (special circumstances only). Third Intake: • Baptised children from Christian religions which share a special relationship with the history and traditions of the Catholic Church. Fourth Intake: • Non-Catholic children (providing acceptance of enrolment is consistent with the limits approved by the Archbishop of Melbourne. CEOM Policy 2.3. Clauses 3.4, 3.6) The Parish Priest, as manager of all five Parish schools, reserves the right of veto over the criteria for enrolment, in consultation with the Parish Enrolment Committee. ENROLMENT PROCESS NEW ENROLMENTS – PREPARATORY (FOUNDATION) Applications will be taken from the commencement of Catholic Education Week (Third week in March) and will be accepted for a period of six weeks. Application for Enrolment Forms may be collected from any of the Schools in the Parish, or the Parish Office. Applications received after the closing date (even if siblings are already enrolled in a Parish school) will be placed on a waiting list and considered according to date received. Application for Enrolment Forms are to be completed and submitted to the Parish office or one of the Parish primary schools, together with all required documentation. Failure to submit copies of all required documentation will result in the application being returned to the parents, and will not be accepted until all documentation is submitted. Parish Office: PO Box 68, Laverton, 3028 62A Everingham Road, Altona Meadows Schools: St Martin De Porres Primary School 13-25 Bellin Street (PO Box 153) , Laverton, 3028 Queen of Peace Primary School 62 Everingham Road, (PO Box 1259), Altona Meadows, 3028 Lumen Christi Primary School 260-278 Point Cook Road, Point Cook 3029 Stella Maris Primary School 54-70 Innisfail Drive, (PO Box 6405), Point Cook West 3030 St Mary of The Cross 1 Hiddick Road, Point Cook, 3030 Once applications have closed, the Parish Enrolment Committee will meet to consider all applications in accordance with the enrolment criteria and the number of positions available in each of the parish schools. Following consideration by the Parish Enrolment Committee, parents will be advised, in writing, of the school to which their application has been allocated. Parents will then be contacted by the allocated school to continue the enrolment process (i.e. Interview etc) Each school follows a common Enrolment Procedure and Timeline that supports the family’s application and entry into their school.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:18:10 +0000