
A student’s life at Carrum is full of exciting opportunities to learn, grow and develop their values, skills and knowledge. Come and join us!
Prep 2026 Tours are a great way to discover Carrum Primary School. If you would like to book a Tour Date, attend a Parent Information Evening, or take part in our Student Orientation Program, please click on the following link to discover our dates: 2027 Prep Orientation Program
PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
Term 2
Monday 27th April 2026 from 6 – 7pm at Carrum Primary School in the Multi-Purpose Room
(Enrolment information and a school overview)
Term 4
Tuesday 13th October 2026 from 6 - 7pm at Carrum Primary School in the Multi-Purpose Room (Preparing your child for the school in 2027)
Our 2027 enrolment process at Carrum Primary School has changed.
Online enrolment
This year, our school is using VicStudents, an online system for new enrolments in Victorian government schools.
VicStudents is available at select schools, for students who are enrolling in a Victorian government school for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2027.
VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the
Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security.
2027 Foundation (Prep) enrolments
The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2027 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Carrum Primary School. The timeline also applies to online enrolment.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2026 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2027 school year.
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Carrum Primary School from 20 April 2026.
What you need to do:
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Contact our school office (Ph 9772 1117) to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
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Submit your online application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 31 July 2026.
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You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 3 August and Friday 14 August 2026. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer on VicStudents by Friday 28 August 2026.
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Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2026.
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Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Friday 29 January 2027.
Enrolment applications submitted after 31 July 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
To commence online enrolment
*** Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application ***
If applying for Foundation (Prep) 2027, applications open on VicStudents from 20 April 2026.
The Department of Education has released a helpful guide for parents enrolling their child in Prep for 2027: Fact Sheet For Enrolments 2027
Our School Zone
Information about 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 on the basis of your permanent residential address. If you reside within our school zone and would like to enrol your child in 2026 at Carrum Primary School our process begins in Term 2 (April) for now please read the fact sheet
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 spaces.
If you have any Enrolment Enquiries please email us at [email protected] OR call our Administration Office on (03) 97721117.
For more information, you can:
- visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions.
- call the School Provision and Establishment Division via the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
- or email: [email protected]
