Enrolment Process

1. Tour of Edinburgh College

Tours can be booked HERE and are an excellent way for you and your child to see our School at Work. If you would like to ask about availability or have any other questions before scheduling a tour, feel free to call the Enrolment team on 9728 211 or email them at enrolments@ec.vic.edu.au.

Please bring your children along with you on the tour.

2. Complete an Edinburgh Enrolment Form

Complete an online application for enrolment, including the required documents. A non-refundable application fee of $250 per application completes this process.

Please note: A non-refundable processing fee of $250 is payable per enrolment application. This is separate from school fees, which can be found here.

Submitting an application does not guarantee your child a place; however, it ensures that your child will be added to our waiting list for consideration for your preferred year of entry.

The enrolment form must be received along with all supporting documentation (including school reports, NAPLAN result summaries, immunisation certificates, birth certificates, and any special medical or educational learning data).

3. Wait

You will receive confirmation of receipt of your application and further advice depending on your situation: whether it is time to proceed to interview for you and your child, or if the application will be put on file until the appropriate time, in which case we will also notify you of when to expect to hear from us.

Please understand that waitlist preferences may be given to siblings of current students, ELC students or children of alumni and staff.

4. Interview and Testing

Depending on the year of entry, your child’s placement on the waitlist and availability of a place, you will be contacted to arrange an interview with yourself and your child.

If it has been some time since completing the application form, you will be asked to provide the two most recent reports, NAPLAN results, or any other relevant reports again.

Please note that for Year 7 entry, we do not conduct interviews with students below Year 5. For Prep, interviews are conducted in the year preceding school entry.

On the Interview day, we will conduct several small tests on your child/ren to help determine if there are any learning needs that the school needs to be made aware of.

If you are applying for a year level other than prep or year 7, a trial day is set up at the family’s earliest convenience. This trial day will help all parties to determine if this is the right school for the children. It's a good way to see if your child enjoys the class, their fellow students, and the daily routine.

5. College Council Submission

All enrolment forms, reports, and trial day information must be submitted to the College Council. They will make the final decision on your child’s application for enrolment.

6. Acceptance Letter

Upon approval from the College Council, the school may offer your child a place. If an offer is made, we will request your acceptance or confirmation, the return of completed paperwork, and payment of a $1,500 commitment fee per child, which is due within two weeks of the offer being made. (This fee will be credited against fees for the second term following commencement.)

It is essential that you return the acceptance and pay the commitment fee promptly, as the next round of offers will be sent out once the due date passes.

7. Confirm

Once your paperwork has been returned and the fee has been received, our enrolment department will let you know that your child’s enrolment has been confirmed. Congratulations!

Deregistration Process

A full term’s notice is required when informing Edinburgh College that your child/ren are requesting deregistration from our school.