Edge Hill State School is a large Primary School located approximately 8 kilometres from the city centre. Edge Hill State School caters for students in Years Prep-7. The school operates with the New Basics curriculum as well as a range of challenge activities in the areas of arts, craft, sport, dance, theatre and music. Edge Hill State School has developed as a learning community and we are committed to the concept of life long learning.
The school is organised in teams with teachers planning the whole school curriculum as well as the year level curriculum and rich tasks together.
Special needs, challenge extension, music and outside school hours care are features of the school. The school has a swimming pool and is developing high level technology programs to support the New Basics Curriculum.
Urban development has meant that Edge Hill State School is now located in a very busy area of the city. The buildings available are fully occupied and we have received advice that no further facilities will be made available for classroom purposes.
Edge Hill State School recognises as its prime obligation the provision of access to an appropriate educational service for students resident within this community as defined by its local catchment area.
Because of enrolment capacity and growth Edge Hill State School may be unable to meet this obligation in future, unless action is taken now to manage enrolment.
This plan sets out the conditions under which students may be enrolled into Edge Hill State School.
The school currently has the capacity to enrol up to 908 students in 39 classrooms.
The school's enrolment capacity for students who live outside the local catchment is dependant upon:
The local catchment area is based on equidistance boundaries with other schools. The attached map defines the boundary area for which Edge Hill State School (new window) 624k 
is the closest school by trafficable route. Should this capacity change because of changes to road networks, this will be formally notified through the registration and gazettal of an amended plan including the operative date for the new catchment area.
All students who reside within the local catchment area and are eligible for enrolment in the educational program offered by the school have a right to enrolment at the school. The Principal will hold places for students who relocate to within the catchment boundary throughout the school year.
Enrolment of students from outside the local catchment area will be managed to ensure that the total current and forecast enrolments do not exceed the school's current built capacity and where applicable will ensure there is an even spread of students across year levels or class groupings.
The school's enrolment management plan does not replace other departmental policy; for example Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment, nor does it override subsequent determinations regarding built school capacity.
Students who reside outside the school's local catchment boundary who apply for enrolment at the school will be put on a waiting list in order of receipt of application. Where there is spare capacity, students will be enrolled from the waiting list based on the following criteria and order of priority:
School should select which documentation is required to be produced:
Parents who wish to enrol their child/ren at Edge Hill State School under the Enrolment Management Plan will need to demonstrate that the child/ren to be enrolled, reside within the catchment area. The following documentation may be required if requested by the principal:
Applications for admission into Years Prep-7 will be accepted each year from the beginning of Term 3 for enrolment to commence from the beginning of Term 1 the following year.
Applications will be recorded in order of receipt.
Applications will remain current only for the year of submission.
All enrolment applications will be considered on merit in accordance with the enrolment criteria.
Parents wishing to have an unsuccessful enrolment application reviewed may seek clarification from the principal. Parents may provide a written submission seeking a review of an unsuccessful enrolment application. This submission should present evidence to substantiate a claim that the stated criteria have not been applied fairly and equitably.
The Enrolment Management Committee will review written submissions and the reply should be in writing within 14 days of submission.
The enrolment management committee consists of Principal (Chair) / P&C or School Council Representative / Representative of Executive Director (Schools) / Staff Representative.
Further appeal should be directed to the Executive Director (Schools) whose decision will be final.
Please contact the principal at Edge Hill State School on - Tel: (07) 4053 4511 should you wish to discuss, or need further assistance with enrolments.
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