Prep Enrolment 2024
Keysborough Gardens Primary School
Please contact the school office on 97926800 to book a school tour or click here to complete the enrolment enquiry form.
Our school Zone
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, you can:
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visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
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call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
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email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au
2024 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has released a new 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 Keysborough Gardens Primary School.
The new timeline will apply for children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2024. All government primary schools will follow the new timeline in 2023 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2024 school year.
You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets and the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers’, at Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2024 at Keysborough Gardens Primary School from 24 April 2023.
What you need to do:
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Contact our school on 97926800 or keysborough.gardens.ps@education.vic.gov.au to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application proces
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Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)
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Submit an enrolment form for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 28 July 2023
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You will be notified of the outcome of your application by Friday 11 August 2023. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 25 August 2023
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Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2023
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Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Tuesday 30 January 2024.
Enrolment applications submitted after 28 July 2023 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
Term Dates 2023
Term 1 - Monday 30th Feb (Year 1 to 6) to Friday 8th April
Tuesday 31st Feb (Preps) to Friday 8th April
No school for Preps on Wednesday 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd February
Term 2 - Tuesday 26th April to Friday 24th June
Term 3 - Monday 11th July to Friday 16th September
Term 4 - Monday 3rd October to Monday 19th December
Enrolment in Other Year Levels
Prep Transition
Our Transition Program commences with a Parent Information Evening, which provides our new prep parents with an overview of the school curriculum as well as general information about teaching and learning at Keysborough Gardens Primary School.
To ensure a smooth start to school life, we provide a comprehensive 4 session transition program for all enrolled future prep students during term 4.
The aim of these sessions is to provide an opportunity for our future preps to visit the school, become familiar with their new environment, get to know their future classmates as well as many of the staff, and start to feel a part of our community.
We warmly welcome our future preps and look forward to them becoming part of our community.
Buddy Program
Our Buddy program involves our year six children being paired with our preps as they begin school.
The program supports a smooth transition for our preps starting school and and promote a sense of community and belonging.
We aim to develop positive relationships between the younger and older children, enhancing the sense of a friendly and supportive school community.
There are also benefits for the older buddy in acknowledging their leadership, responsibility and pride in their ability to be helpful.
Our Prep teachers oversee how the relationships develop and are maintained. The older buddies are provided with advice and some ‘training’ on how to be a good buddy.
The children participate in structured activities together as well as being provided with opportunities to identify other activities they might do with and for each other.
A Snapshot of Our Day
Hear From Our Community
"Our school is fun and we get to meet some friends. And I like a lot of fun stuff that we get to play with. And there is a lot of stuff we get to learn. My favourite thing to do is art because I want to be a very good artist when I grow older. My teachers are lovely and kind and very generous to the kids and are very good for teaching the new preps for next year."
Child Name, Student
A Word from Our Students
A Word from Our Students
"I am a founding student at Keysborough Gardens P.S. Our school opened in 2020. It has wonderful facilities and everyone listens to each other and show respect. We have lots of fun activities at our school. Soon our school will have everything we want because of the creative suggestions and ideas from our teachers and students. KGPS is a wonderful school!"
Ariyan, Student
"I love that at our school, everyone feels welcome. The teachers are really supportive, and they welcome all students with open arms. A lot of the class sizes are smaller than other schools, which means you get more attention from teachers. The specialist classes are always fun and entertaining, and we are challenged in different ways. I look forward to going outside, because our school grounds are beautiful."
Katie, Student
A Word from Our Students
A Word from Our Parents
"KGPS has a great community feel to it. I have found that the teachers and staff are both socially and emotionally nurturing. I love that the teachers also encourage children to academically push themselves to reach their goals, while supporting them along the way.
The best part is that there is no race at KGPS, everyone is an equal."
Elly, Parent
"Come and join our great school. As the founding School
Council President i have loved being part of the KGPS community. "
Sharna, Parent
