Important Dates:
- Monday 20th April (Start of Term 2) – 2027 Prep Enrolments open
- Friday 31st July – 2027 Prep Enrolments due
PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHOOL TOURS PAGE TO BOOK YOUR TOUR
Step 1: Find out which local school you are zoned to
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 based on 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 about our school zone, please contact our school. For answers to frequently asked questions about school zones and enrolling in Victorian government schools, visit School zones.
For further information on our NMPS School Zone, please refer to the following page:
Step 2: Complete an Enrolment Form or Application Form
If your residential address is zoned to North Melbourne Primary School, you will need to complete the Enrolment form in full and return it to our school office by Friday 31 July 2026 together with the supporting documentation listed on the enrolment checklist.
When completing the Enrolment Form the Department of Education requires you to provide information which includes:
- Parents’ home, mobile, work phone numbers and email
- Contact details of emergency contacts (other than parents)
- Student’s residency status
- Parents’ occupation and occupation group
- Medical conditions eg asthma, anaphylaxis, allergies, ADHD, ASD, etc. and learning challenges/disabilities, eg. Dyslexia, Dyspraxia
- Court orders
- Guardian Signature(s)
Please refer to the Victorian Government School Privacy Collection Notice for details on handling of personal and health information in schools: www.vic.gov.au/schools-privacy-collection-notice
Please note that enrolment applications may not be successful if the requested documentation is not provided.
Step 3: Submit your enrolment form/application form
Once you have completed the appropriate form and have hard copies of all supporting documentation outlined on the enrolment checklist, please submit these by post or hand delivered by Friday 31 July 2026:
Attention: Enrolment Officer
North Melbourne Primary School
25 Molesworth Street,
North Melbourne, Vic. 3051
Emailed enrolments will not be accepted
Receipt acknowledgement of the enrolment form and accompanying documents will be confirmed by e-mail and the Enrolment Officer will be in contact if there are any further queries or clarifications required.
All families will be advised by Friday 14th August 2026 on the status of the enrolment application.
Enrolments submitted after 31 July 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
If you would like further information about the enrolment application process please contact our enrolment officer at north.melbourne.ps@education.vic.gov.au
How old does my child need to be to start Prep?
A child can begin Prep if they turn five in their first year of Prep by 30 April.
What to do if you have just arrived in Australia or moved to North Melbourne?
Students who have been in Australia for less than 18 months (six months for Years 1 to 6), and who are not Australian citizens, have the opportunity to attend an English Language School. We can arrange for an English Language Assessment to determine if they require additional support for their language development. If following an assessment it is determined that a child will significantly benefit from supportive English language schooling, when a placement becomes available, families will be directed to an English Language School for one or two terms before returning to North Melbourne Primary School. These are local primary schools following the Victorian curriculum with a focus on students where English is an additional language.
Further information can be found at Western English Language School https://www.esl-wels.vic.edu.au/ or Collingwood English Language School http://www.collingwoodels.vic.edu.au. These assessments can be arranged by North Melbourne Primary School.