darrens1

Perth WA

Fly out 17/11/10 and have secured temp accommodation until 14/1/11
Whats the situation with regard school applications?
1)Can we apply whilst being still in the UK?
2)Can we apply whilst in temp accommodation/?
3) Do you need to be in a long term rental or own a property before you can apply for a particular school?

Also what year would the children (Boy 9, Girl 14) enrol?

Any feedback / clarification would be much appreciated

Regards

Dorothy

It depends on the school. If your school of choice is particularly popular or already full you will need to provide proof of your residence in their catchment area such as a long term lease or ownership of a house. Other schools take out of catchment area enrollments so it's not a problem.

However, be aware that in November the school year is almost over so they won't be really doing much.

14 year old would be in year 9 and 9 year old would be in year 5 depending on their birthdays. The schools will have a better idea of where to place them when you go to enrol, though.

gobbyjock

You`ll need proof of address as part of the enrolment process and most schools won`t process an enrolment until after a face to face interview.

northernbird

A school can tell you if they have places for both in catchment and out of catchment applications but as Gobbyjock above says full enrolment couldn't be done until you came to the school. For instance if you called my school from England I would tell you that if you were to arrive in my suburb now then I would have to take you if you are in boundary, even if the accommodation was temporary. However some schools will want to see a permanent lease agreement. If you wanted to send your kids to my school and you lived out of boundary and arrived today I could only take applications in a few different year groups. Out of catchments are full in some of our classes.

I know that one particular school in the northern suburbs insists you remove your kids if you move out of boundary, our school doesn't.

If your child turns 15 this year (2010) then I think they would currently be in year 10 ( I am not as familiar with high school ages, Gobbyjock, can you help with that one). Depending on birthdates again with your 9 year old. Birthday between 1/7/00 and 30/6/01 then they would enter year 4. Birthday between 1/7/01 and 30/6/02 then they would enter year 3.

gobbyjock

Off the top of my head


DOB = 97 Yr8 (though depends on if born towards end of 97 may be YR7 due to half co-hort), 96= Yr9 95 = Yr10, 94=Yr11, 93 = Yr12

h2oskineil

Great website for researching schools.
http://www.myschool.edu.au/

Good luck.