St Ives High School

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Telephone02 9144 1689

Emailstives-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Enrolment

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Enrolment at St Ives High School

St Ives High School has a designated local enrolment intake area.  Those students that reside within this geographic enrolment zone may apply as a local enrolment.   

Please check if your home address is in our intake zone using, School Finder NSW.

map of catchment area for st ives high school

Students enrolled in a NSW public school need to follow the procedures in the form Moving into Year 7 in a New South Wales Government School.  This form is distributed by your local government primary school during term 1.

Students enroled in a non-government primary school seeking to enrol at St Ives High School will need to download the form from the Department of Education or contact our enrolment officer through the school administration office.

If you have missed the timeframe to apply with an Expression of Interest, and you would like to apply, please submit an online enrolment application and  attach all the supporting documents.

Non-Local Enrolments:

We cannot guarantee that Non-Local Year 6 to Year 7 Enrolments who have an older sibling currently enrolled at St Ives High School in year 7 to Year 11 will be offered a place if the family no longer resides in area. You will need to complete an Application for Non-Local Enrolment  and  online enrolment application, and attach all the supporting documents to your case. 

Please note that out-of-area enrolments are subject to the department’s enrolment policy and St Ives High School Enrolment Policy.

A local enrolment is a student who possesses the required documentary evidence which proves their permanent residence is located within the designated local enrolment intake area.  All new enrolments must provide proof of residency through the documentary evidence required by the school. 

Please use the St Ives High School Enrolment Checklist for this step:

Applicants residing in the school’s designated local area should complete an online application and upload the following to your online enrolment:

  • Child’s birth certificate and/ or Passport and Visa.  If both parents were born overseas, we require the child’s Australian Passport or Citizenship certificate
  • Copies of school reports for at least the last 12 months
  • Documents which confirm your home address within our enrolment intake area to thevalue of 100 points, as per the NSW Department of Education 100-point residential address check.  These documents must be in the family name of the current residential address. 

All applications must also supply the following, if applicable:

  • Documents that confirm medical conditions experienced by the student and a current medical plan from a general practitioner. This includes anaphylaxis, asthma, allergies and all serious medical conditions. The Department of Education requires parents to provide full disclosure of all medical conditions and appropriate documentation.
  • Reports or plans to support your child’s learning at our school.
  • Court Orders
  • Immunisation History Statement (Available from MyGOV)

Please ensure that all documents are attached at the time of submitting an online application.  This ensures that applications can be reviewed and processed at our school within 14 days of your online application.

If you are unable to provide all documents online, please contact us via email stives-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au  or speak with our enrolment officer on (02) 9144 1689.

Temporary Visa Holders

Temporary residents: Please contact the School Enrolment Officer by phoning 9144 1689.

For further information, please visit the Temporary Resident Program. 

International Students

Unfortunately, St Ives High School is unable to enrol any International students as we are at enrolment capacity.

DE International is responsible for the enrolment of International Students in NSW government schools and administers the following programs:

  • International Students - HSC Graduate Program (visas 571P and 500P)
  • Temporary Resident Program (TRP) - students on Visas other than 571P or 500P including dependents of both 500P visa holders and guardian 590P visa holders

 

CRICOS provider name: NSW Department of Education
CRICOS number: 00588M

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Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.

Local enrolment area

Check your address on School Finder to see if it is within our local intake area. Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.

How to enrol

If you live in our intake area and would like to apply to enrol at our school, start by submitting an online enrolment application. Online enrolment is currently only available for Australian or New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.

If you are not able to apply online or you prefer not to, download the paper application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this.

Online enrolment can also be used for out-of-area enrolment. Please note that out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department’s enrolment policy.

Enrolment applications are finalised at the school.

For more information, visit secondary school enrolment.

For more information, visit:

How to enrol - Year 6 into Year 7

In NSW government schools, applying to move from primary school to high school is a 2-step process that starts with an Expression of Interest. Visit the moving to high school page to learn more about the process.

  • If you have received an offer from our school for placement into Year 7 next year, the next step is to visit online enrolment to proceed with the offer and complete the enrolment application.
  • If you did not submit an expression of interest or are not eligible, visit online enrolment to start a new application to our school.
  • If you submitted your expression of interest using a paper form, or would prefer not to enrol online, use the application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form.

Moving to high school

Visit the moving to high school page to find out more about the transition of year 6 students into year 7.

Temporary visas and international students

The Temporary Residents Program has information about eligibility and the forms to complete an application.

Distance education

Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.

For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.

Moving overseas

Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT? 

Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.

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