Background
Rationale
Enrolment capacity of school
Local catchment area
Enrolment Policy
Enrolment Criteria
Proof of Residency
Acceptance and notification processes
Review
Enrolment Management Committee
Hermit Park State School is a medium sized dual campus primary school located approximately 5 kilometres from the CBD of Townsville City. Hermit Park provides a primary education for students who predominantly reside in the suburbs of Hermit Park, Hyde Park, Mysterton, and Pimlico.
Hermit Park was established in 1924 and in 1956 a separate junior campus was opened. Today, Hermit Park State School remains as the only school left in Queensland to offer a physically separate Early Years Campus for students in grades Prep - Year 2. The campus is located on McKinnon Road and the Middle Years Campus which caters for years 3-7 is located on Surrey St.
With the introduction of Prep in 2007, the Prep - Year 2 campus has become extremely popular with parents who view the separate campus as a major benefit for the educational, social and emotional development of young children. The campus provides two prep spaces, four general teaching areas, structured outdoor play areas and activity spaces. Play space and general space is very limited on the early years campus which prevents the introduction of demountable buildings to create extra space. The school community and P and C is very supportive of the school being able to cater for years P -2 students on the junior campus without requiring young students to move onto the middle years campus.
Similarly, our middle years campus has also become popular with many parents coming to Hermit Park due to our distinctive curriculum offerings. These include a strong emphasis upon sustainability education with a Barramundi Farm, Banana Circle, Worm Farm, Chickens, and Rainforest areas for students to study. Due to these distinctive offerings, there is no room on the middle school campus for building expansion in the future.
Hermit Park 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 Hermit Park 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 Hermit Park State School.
The school currently has the capacity to enrol up to a total of 470 students in 21 classrooms across two campuses. This consists of -
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 Hermit Park State School is the closest school by vehicular 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.
As Hermit Park State School is a Dual Campus School, it has two different capacities - one for Years Prep-2 and one for Years 3-7.
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:
Parents who wish to enrol their child/ren at Hermit Park 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 - Year 7 will be accepted each year from the beginning of Term 1 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 Representative, Staff Representative.
Further appeal should be directed to the Executive Director (Schools) whose decision will be final.
This page was last reviewed on 29 Sep 2011 at 02:31PM
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