Out of Catchment applications incur a $50 non-refundable fee payable on lodgement (payment can be paid via the Qkr! App) -
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Springfield Central State High School recognises as its prime obligation, the provision of access to an appropriate educational service for students whose principal place of residence is within the school’s catchment area.
Because of enrolment capacity and growth, Springfield Central State High School may be unable to meet this obligation in the future unless action is taken to manage enrolments. The principal must restrict the enrolment of out-of-catchment students to ensure in-catchment students can enrol at their local state school without requiring additional facilities.
Out-of-catchment application
Out-of-catchment students applying for enrolment at the school are placed on a waiting list, assessed in order of receipt and prioritised as follows:
Applications will remain current only for the school year in which they applying to enrol.
Identifying other students who are entitled to enrol as if in-catchment
School EMP identifies the following groups of students who are entitled to enrol, even though they may reside outside the school’s catchment area:
Children and young people who are subject to child protection orders that grant guardianship or custody to the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs (Child Safety Services).
Siblings** of current students at a school who reside outside of the catchment are entitled to enrol at the school, (excluding siblings of out-of-catchment students accepted into Programs of Excellence and siblings of students who were placed at the school as a result of exclusion from another school). Where a state school has both a primary and secondary campus, siblings are only entitled to enrol in the same campus as the currently enrolled student.
Students whose parent or legal guardian is employed by the school.
Students who live outside the catchment area and are verified with a disability can enrol at the school to attend the specific disability program if it is the closest program to their home and meets their individualised needs.
Students whose principal place of residence is further than 55km to their nearest state school are entitled to enrol at any neighbouring school.
Students who have been excluded from a school, if approved by the Regional Director.
** To be accepted “as if in-catchment” under the sibling provision, the:
applicant must meet the definition of sibling in the School EMP procedure;
enrolled sibling must not have been enrolled in a Program of Excellence at the school (i.e., siblings of PoE students are not automatically entitled to enrol); and
intended enrolment commencement and/or attendance of the sibling must be concurrent with the attendance of a current student for the application for enrolment to be valid. For example; if the student will be commencing in 2016 but the current enrolled sibling finishes at the school, or school campus, in 2015, then the application for enrolment will not be valid.