Kedron State School 
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Background
Rationale
Enrolment capacity of school
Local catchment area
Enrolment Policy
Enrolment Criteria
Proof of Residency
Acceptance and notification processes
Review
Enrolment Management Committee
Kedron State School is a small school situated in the suburb of Kedron. The area is seeing a period of urban and generational renewal. The school did not have a Pre-school prior to the inclusion of Prep. Our enrolments have been increasing steadily and will continue to do so now that we are able to take two cohorts of Prep students through the school each year. We have also seen an increase in enrolment due to the inner city bypass and airport link projects taking place around the Kedron/Wooloowin area especially for those families who live on the Kedron side of the project but currently attend Wooloowin State School. Kedron State School is also experiencing a drift from private education back to the public sector.
Kedron 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 Kedron State School may be unable to meet this obligation in future, unless action it taken now to manage enrolment.
This plan sets out the conditions under which students may be enrolled into Kedron State School.
The school currently has the capacity to enrol up to 330 students in 14 classrooms. Two prep classrooms and 12 1-7 classroom spaces.
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 Kedron 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.
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 Kedron 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 to 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) and P&C Representative and a Staff Representative.
Further appeal should be directed to the Executive Director (Schools) whose decision will be final.
The Enrolment Management Committee will review the Enrolment Management plan annually in Term 3 of each year.
The Kedron State School Enrolment Management Plan is operational from January 2010.
This page was last reviewed on 31 Mar 2011
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