Background
Rationale
Enrolment capacity of school
Local catchment area
Enrolment Policy
Enrolment Criteria
Proof of Residency
Acceptance and notification processes
Review
Enrolment Management Committee
Review Date
The purpose of the McDowall State School Enrolment Management Plan is to manage the demand on the human, physical and financial resources of the McDowall State School in order to both operate within the capacity of the school and to deliver the best possible quality educational outcomes for each enrolled student. Our stated purpose of the McDowall State School is to deliver professional quality preparatory and primary curriculum and teaching services within a supportive school learning environment facilitating achievement of personal excellence. Our vision is for all our students to experience success and to assume increasing levels of self-responsibility in the achievement of pre-determined learning outcomes within a supportive learning context strengthened by partnerships.
McDowall 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 McDowall 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 McDowall State School.
The school currently has the capacity to enrol up to 950 students in 40 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 McDowall State School 
1.0M 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.
As McDowall State School is in an area that is still being developed, the catchment boundary has the potential to change as new trafficable routes are established. This Plan will be updated if the catchment area changes with an operative date. During this transition phase students who live within the new proposed enrolment boundary will be allowed to enrol at the school.
Programs for students with disabilities are regional programs for students whose educational support needs are additional to, or different from, other students. Students who live outside the catchment area and are verified, or likely to be verified with a disability can enrol in the school to attend the program if it is the closest program to their home and meets their individualised need.
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:
Students who reside outside the catchment area and who officially leave the school will be considered for re-admission in accordance with the enrolment criteria.
Merit Programme: Academic (English & Mathematics), Sport and Performing Arts (Music & Instrumental Music or Music & Choral)
Years 1-7 Academic Merit entry students are selected on the basis of an order of merit as determined by Enrolment Interview and review of required student documentation.
The McDowall State School may also make places available to students whose level of performance and participation in sporting and performing arts co-curricular and associated activities such as are offered by the school, suggests that they could benefit from the opportunities this school presents. The school has absolute discretionary authority to determine in which activities, and to which students in a particular activity, it has the capacity to offer assistance and support. Please note the following:
In assisting the Principal, or his delegate to make a determination, the following documentation should be submitted by time of the Enrolment Interview, if entry is being sought under this category.
Parents who wish to enrol their child/ren at Camp Hill State Infants & Primary 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 2 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 McDowall State School on - Tel: (07) 3872 5333 should you wish to discuss, or need further assistance with enrolments.
Reviewed annually.
The revised McDowall State School Enrolment Management Plan is operational from 1 January 2010.
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