Enrolment​​

Guided Tours Of CNPS

When considering CNPS for your child’s primary education, we encourage you and your child to have a tour of our school and classrooms. Our Principal and Assistant Principals are available to conduct a tour with you. School tours are held in Term 2 of each year, please see the table below for the dates.
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Enrolment Ceiling

Coburg North Primary School has an enrolment ceiling. The existence of an enrolment ceiling enables our school to maximise the available learning and play space for students, and enables all students to enroll for whom the school is nearest to their permanent residential address.

Where there are insufficient places for all students who seek entry, the following priority is used for determining which students can be enrolled:

• Students with siblings who will be concurrently attending Coburg North Primary School.
• Students who reside outside the school’s enrolment boundary map, and in order of the closeness of their residential address to the school.
• Students may be enrolled on compassionate grounds.

The Principal has the right to exercise discretionary judgment on matters pertaining to enrolments that are considered ‘special circumstances’.

​Please note we cannot guarantee enrolment if your permanent residential address is outside of our Designated Neighbourhood Area

2027 Foundation (Prep) enrolments

Starting primary school is an exciting time for children, parents and carers. In Victoria, the first year of primary school is called Foundation or Prep.
To start Foundation (Prep) in 2027, your child will need to turn 5 years old by 30 April 2027. School is compulsory for children who have turned 6 years old.
Victorian government primary schools follow the same timeline to enrol children starting Foundation (Prep) in 2027.

The Department of Education (DET) has released a new statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.

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

You can find information and resources about the new timeline, including factsheets, at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep). You can also download the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents/Carers' from the Starting School webpage.


What you need to do:

1. Contact our school on (03) 9354 1660 to book a 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) (released in Week 1, Term 2). This pack includes the application form.
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 31 July 2026.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 3 August and Friday 14 August 2026. The letter from the school will include the next steps. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer by Friday 28 August 2026.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2026.
6. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) in early February.

Enrolment applications submitted after 31 July 2026 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department of Education's Placement Policy.
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Orientation And Transition Program For 2027 Foundation Students

There will be a Foundation Information Evening at Date to be confirmed.

We have developed a comprehensive Orientation and Transition program for 2027 Foundation Students and their families. A copy of the program as well as important dates, will be provided to parents during Term 4.

Please see our Foundation Transition page for details. 



Enrolment Enquiries

If you have any queries about the enrolment process, please contact the school office on 03 9354 1660