Are you interested in enrolling your child at Williamstown PS?

Choosing the right school for your child is important.  Matching your child’s needs to what a school has to offer can make a significant difference, so any time spent on making the right choice is worthwhile.

You might consider some of the following:

• The emphasis the school places on academic achievement.
• The importance the school places on a child’s social and emotional development.
• If they offer specialist programs and extra-curricula opportunities.
• The school’s expectations on student behaviour.
• If the school seems like a happy place and if this is important for you.
• It is also important you feel confident with your choice of school and support the direction the school is taking.  Seven years is a significant amount of time to spend in any environment and you need to feel it is the right place for you.

Our school’s most recent NAPLAN (academic) results can be viewed on the MySchool website.

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:

• visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
• call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
• email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au

I have a child in Prep next year - 2025 Foundation (Prep) enrolments

The Department of Education has released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2025 school year.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Williamstown Primary School.

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). 

All enrolment applications must be accompanied by proof of address (see checklist)

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school (williamstown.ps@education.vic.gov.au) 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 from 15 April 2024). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
3. Submit an enrolment application together with supporting documentation for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July 2024.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29 July and Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29 January 2025.

Enrolment applications submitted after 26 July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

I wish to enrol my child now (for current school-aged children)

If you wish to enrol your child at Williamstown PS now, you will need to contact the school and arrange an appointment with the school principal, Mr Mathew Montebello.

My child has additional needs

At Williamstown PS we work closely with families to cater for a range of additional learning needs, to ensure that all students are provided with a rich and successful education.  We employ educational support staff to assist funded children with additional needs, undertake regular staff professional learning to ensure we are engaged in best-practice, and we offer programs in all grades to cater for a range of abilities and interests.

Please make sure you raise any matters likely to impact on your child’s learning and wellbeing when you meet with our principal. This will assist us in placing your child in the most appropriate grade, and allow us to immediately cater for your child’s needs.

Have you any other questions about enrolment?

While we aim to provide easily accessible information on this website, we acknowledge it is not possible to answer all of your questions.  If there are matters you need to discuss, please call or email the school and we will assist you.