If you would like to visit us, we offer tours of our school to see us at work. We typically run our tours on Friday morning and more information is available when you contact the office during the school term between 8:30am and 4:00pm.

Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria. 

Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address. 

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

For more information, you can: 

• Visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions 
• call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950 
• Email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au 

Foundation (Prep) enrolments 

The Department of Education has a statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.  

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including James Cook Primary School. 

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at James Cook Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school on 9700 2601to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
3. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 22 August 2025.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.
6. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

You may find these videos helpful in navigating the enrolment process:

Foundation Enrolment Process - English Video

Foundation Enrolment Process - Arabic Translation (Voiceover)

Foundation Enrolment Prcess - Dari Translation (Voiceover)

Foundation Enrolment Process - Hazaragi Translation (Voiceover)

Foundation Enrolment Process - Turkish Translation (Voiceover)

Foundation Enrolment Process - Farsi Translation (Voiceover)