Enrolment Management Plans

Education Queensland ensures that Prep-Year 12 students are guaranteed enrolment at their nearest school and supports the efficient management of local area facilities based on service delivery standards.

All schools in Queensland are not enrolment managed. Schools that are enrolment managed are listed on the left side of this web page.

Schools only develop an Enrolment Management Plan when:

the site capacity of a school is under pressure now, or has this potential in the future, from out of catchment enrolments;
a school's development of a distinctive approach to meeting school and community needs has the potential to impact on enrolments;
a new school is opened (An enrolment management plan is drafted prior to commencement of operations of the school since new schools can potentially attract large numbers of students who live outside the local catchment area).

The local catchment area is defined by the equidistant boundary based on trafficable routes between one school and its neighbouring school/s. Minor adjustments are negotiated at the school level to meet local road access and entry points.

For a school that has an enrolment management plan it's capacity to enrol students who live outside the local catchment is dependant upon:

the school's enrolment capacity.
catering for in-catchment enrolments
allowing for in-catchment growth during the year
ensuring an even spread of students across all year levels while maintaining class size targets.

For further information regarding Enrolment Management Plans, please refer to SCM-PR-023: Enrolment Management Plans, or contact your School Principal.

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