BRI011323 Attachment 1 - Education State Fact Sheet - Taylors Hill West Secondary College

HOW IS THE DESIGNATED NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL DEFINED? Gum Scrub Creek DET produces maps that show the designated neighbourhood area for schools. The designated Primary School neighbourhood area is based on the concept of the nearest school, taking into account the major geographic markers Enrolment Fact Sheet of the area and aligned to streets. If you have a question about enrolment Please refer to the Gum Scrub Creek Primary School designated neighbourhood boundary map on the Victorian at Gum Scrub Creek Primary School, School Building Authority website: the answer could be here http://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/Pages/Schools/Gum- Scrub-Creek-.aspx WHERE IS GUM SCRUB CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL? HOW DO I APPLY FOR ENROLMENT AT GUM Gum Scrub Creek Primary School (interim name) is a new SCRUB CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL? school located at 2 Sandy Road, Officer. To express your interest in enrolment at Gum Scrub Creek WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY ON Primary School, please contact the school principal, SCHOOL ENROLMENTS? Ms Kerry Coffey (see below). The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 states that all HOW IS PERMANENT PLACE OF ADDRESS students are entitled to enrol at their designated DEFINED FOR ENROLMENT AT GUM SCRUB neighbourhood government school. It underpins the CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL? Department of Education and Training (DET) enrolment Permanent place of address is the address a child policy which can be found at: permanently resides at with a custodial parent or legal guardian at the time of enrolment. Proof of permanent http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/spag/Pag place of address will require a family to supply appropriate es/azindexe.aspx evidence. Gum Scrub Creek Primary School will follow the Priority I LIVE OUTSIDE OF GUM SCRUB CREEK Order of Placement clause in the Policy when enrolling PRIMARY SCHOOL’S ENROLMENT students: BOUNDARY. CAN I STILL APPLY FOR 1. Students for whom the school is the designated ENTRY INTO GUM SCRUB CREEK PRIMARY neighbourhood school. SCHOOL? Yes, you may apply for entry to the school. The above 2. Students with a sibling at the same permanent criteria will determine acceptance of your enrolment address who are attending the school at the same application. time. WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR FURTHER 3. Where the regional director has restricted the INFORMATION? enrolment, students who reside nearest to the school. You can contact Ms Kerry Coffey, Principal, on : 03 5908 9500 or [email protected] or 4. Students seeking enrolment on specific curriculum the Department of Education and Training South Eastern grounds. Victoria Region office on 03 8765 5600 if you have 5. All other students in order of closeness of their home questions about applying for a place in 2018. to the school. 6. In exceptional circumstances, compassionate grounds.