Southern Cross Primary School is a friendly, caring school community that aims to facilitate a high standard of academic learning, nurture individuality, challenge and understand all of our students. If your child is starting school for the first time, learn about how you can find a school, things you need to know about starting Prep and suggestions of how to prepare your child here.
If you are seeking enrolment for the 2025 school year, please contact the office on 9700 4488.
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School Tours
Come and meet the Principal at one of our weekly tours and see the school in action. Please phone 9700 4488 to arrange a time.
School tours are a great opportunity for prospective parents and students to meet our staff, visit our classrooms, as well as ask any questions regarding school programs.
Enrolment
Contact our friendly office team directly if you have any questions about how to enrol your child. They can be contacted on 9700 4488 or download an enrolment form and submit it via email to southern.cross.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Click here https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/to complete an online application.
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School Zone and Boundaries
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 in this zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address.
At this stage, Southern Cross Primary is able to consider outside zone applications, please contact the school for further information on 9700 4488.
Placement Policy
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:
2026 Foundation (Prep) enrolments The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Southern Cross Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Southern Cross Primary School from 22 April 2025.What you need to do:
1. Contact our school on 9700 4488 to book a personal school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process. 2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.3. Submit an online enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025,
https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
Click here for Enrolment Information.
