Foundation 2026

Everything you need to know on how to enrol your child at Nar Nar Goon Primary School. If you have questions not answered on this page please contact the school office.

Are We Your Designated Neighbourhood School?

Every student has the right to attend their designated neighbourhood Government school, as per the Department’s Enrolment policy Information on school zones and designated neighbourhood Government schools is available on the Find my School website, and further information about the school system in Victoria is available on the Victorian government website.

Our school boundary is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones.

 

Students residing in this zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address. Proof of residential address will be required.

 

The Department provides guidance through the School Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations.

For more information, you can:

• visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions

Students Outside our Zone

 

If you live outside the Nar Nar Goon Primary School zone you are not guaranteed a place at the school, as we must prioritise enrolments for students that live near our school. We highly recommend that you initiate enrolment with your local school in the meantime, on the assumption that Nar Nar Goon Primary School will not be able to accept your enrolment. 

 

New Prep Students

 

To start primary school your child will need to turn five years of age by 30 April of the year that they start school. Your child must be at school in the year that they turn six years of age – this is the compulsory school starting age.

Enrolment in primary school is a two-step process:

1. Apply to enrol using the online portal. This is your expression of interest in attending Nar Nar Goon Primary School, but you can apply to other primary schools at the same time. Applications for Prep 2026 are open from Tuesday April 22, 2025 and are due on or before Friday July 25, 2025.
2. Accept an offer and complete enrolment. If your application is successful, we will email you an offer of placement in early August 2025. You will then need to return to the online portal to accept the offer and complete the enrolment application in full and upload any required documents.

Birth Certificate/Immunisation History Statement

 

You will also need to upload a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate and Immunisation Status Statement (this is available through Medicare Online or post which can take up to 14 days) before your enrolment can be completed.

 

Medical Information/Allied Health Support (Management Plans)

 

If your child has a medical condition or has had previous access to Allied Health support (e.g.; asthma management plan, required daily medications, anaphylaxis, OT, Speech etc), please upload details with your child's enrolment. 

 

 

 

 

You can only use the online form for new Preps in 2026 — for all other enrolments, click here.

 

Please see the Starting School page on the Dept website for more information.

 

School Tours

 

We run periodic tours of the school for prospective parents to learn about Nar Nar Goon Primary School to see the facilities and teaching in person. School tours are guided by our principal Jacqui Cutler. Our final tour for Term 2 will be Wednesday 2nd July at 9.30am. Please call the office on 59425311 to book.

Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to run individual/personalised tours

 

 

Transition Program

 

Every year our transition program begins in November through December for new Prep students the following year. This transition program provides a number of opportunities:

 

• For Children: a chance to learn how their Prep classes will be structured each day, to meet their new teachers and fellow students.
• For Parents: while the students are meeting their new teachers, parents are provided with information sessions about every aspect of Nar Nar Goon Primary School, and are given an opportunity to ask questions.
• For Teachers: the transition sessions provide an opportunity for all Prep teachers to meet and interact with all future students, and to watch their interactions with other students. This informs their decisions about class and teacher allocations.

Additionally, the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) has an annual Orientation Day in December. On this day we have all our students “step up” for the morning to their classes for the following year to meet their new teachers and fellow classmates. 

 

READINESS FOR YOUR CHILD'S FOUNDATION YEAR AT

NAR NAR GOON PRIMARY SCHOOL                          

 

School readiness falls into a range of areas all of which are important in ensuring that your child has a positive start to their schooling.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

The physical skills that children need include:

• those that foster independence and self-reliance such as, eating, toileting and dressing
• those that enable them to join in learning at school such as, hand/eye coordination and scissors skills

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

The social skills that children need include:

• sharing                                                                            
• waiting for their turn                                                          
• being patient
• cooperating with a range of people
• helping others

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

 

The emotional skills that children need include:

• being able to separate easily from their parent
• maintaining self-control
• taking responsibility for their actions and their belongings
• being able to show resilience when things do not go the way they would like

LITERACY DEVELOPMENT:

 

The literacy skills that can be beneficial are being able to:                        

• discuss a story that has been read to them
• communicate their ideas and their needs so they can be easily understood
• use their auditory memory to listen to and then follow an instruction
• use the correct pencil grip in preparation for writing

NUMERACY DEVELOPMENT:

 

The numeracy skills that can be beneficial are being able to:

• complete jigsaw puzzles as these are great for spatial awareness
• use measurement language such as, ‘that Lego tower is taller than that one’
• skip counting rhymes such as "Fish Alive" in preparation for counting.

Most important of all - have lots of conversations with your child through pleasurable experiences to enable them to have a strong command of spoken language. Take them to the park, the beach, a walk in the bush, give them time to dig in the garden or sandpit and discuss what you see, feel, hear, smell, taste and touch. All these experiences and discussions help them to acquire the necessary language skills that will support them in their learning.

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR CHILD AND ALWAYS BE POSITIVE!!

 

For more information including parent tips for starting school please refer to the Victorian Education Department website using the following link:

 

Tips for Starting School

Another useful link:
Literacy and Numeracy Tips to Help Your Child