Transition to Primary School

At Wesburn we are committed to ensuring all students and their families feel welcome and a part of our school community.

Meet our Foundation/Prep Teacher, Miss Jenny Walter

We understand that choosing the right school is a very important and exciting decision. We look forward to meeting families and sharing our wonderful school with you and encourage you to ring the school on 03 5967 1302 to request a tour.

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:

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 Wesburn 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 [insert your school’s name] from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

  1. Contact our school 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) (available by 22 April 2025). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
  3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
  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.
  6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

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.

Supporting Transition

A number of webinars are being presented for parents to access to ensure that their pre-school children are ready to transition to school. Please refer to the information below:

Recorded Webinar – Getting Skills Ready:

Let’s consider what children need and how we can provide it for them to make transitioning to school easier. This webinar shares information on how young children can be supported to feel safe and bring out their inner excitement – to watch, to see, to hear and to explore their new skills, knowledge and environment.

Recorded Webinar – Let’s talk about differences:

There are so many differences between home, kinder and school for a child, so how can we help them to become more familiar?

Recorded Webinar – Brain Development and Play Based Learning:

During the first 3 years of life, your child’s development is at its greats in regards to the development of the brain. 90% of learning is done within these first 3 years. Through this presentation learn how we can support our child’s development and how play and positive interactions build kinder and school readiness skills.

Recorded Webinar – When can my child start:

Parents often ask, when will their child be ready to start Kinder or school? The transition from home, to early childhood education and onto school are important milestones for both children and their families. Strategies are shared to support families in their decision and the Department of Education recommendations.

Ms Parson’s Playdough

Counting Video

Important Policies:

Please refer to our School Policies page.