How to Enrol

Step 1:  Application

Submit an online application to join the College’s Enrolment List. Early application is advised. Failure to provide the required documentation or submission of incomplete documentation at the online enrolment application stage may result in a delay in processing the application to the next stage, subsequently being placed on a waitlist.

Applications for enrolment to the College are registered when the Application for Enrolment, copy of Birth Certificate (and other required documentation) together with the Application fee are received. Please note that this does not automatically guarantee a place at the College.

Step 2: Review

The College progresses to the Review stage in the enrolment application process up to three years prior to entry for Year 7 and the year prior to entry for all other year levels.

Parents will also be required to complete an online Enrolment Progress Form at this stage for students entering Kindergarten and Prep.

Key considerations for the enrolment of new students entering the College are:

• Siblings of existing College students
• Siblings of enrolling College students
• Children of Old Collegians
• All other students

Consideration is given to the educational needs and circumstances of each applicant. If required, information is gathered in consultation with parents and other relevant persons/professionals prior to progressing the enrolment application.

Step 3: Enrolment Meeting / Offer

Kindergarten and Junior School Applications
Following the Review stage including the return and review of the Kindergarten or Prep Enrolment Progress Form, an enrolment meeting will be scheduled. This meeting provides an opportunity for College staff and the family to get to know each other, to learn more about the daily routines of that year level and for any questions to be answered.

Incomplete applications or those flagged for additional information will be contacted directly to request further information and an enrolment meeting scheduled.

Secondary School Applications
Following the Review stage, offers are made to successful applicants for the year of entry. A Letter of Offer will be sent via email to parents/guardians together with an Enrolment Agreement and a request to pay the Enrolment Confirmation Fee and the Advance Fee.

To accept the offer of a place at the College, parents/guardians are required to sign and return the Enrolment Agreement and pay the non-refundable enrolment Confirmation Fee and Advance Fee that need to be received by the due date. The Enrolment Confirmation Fee is $600 per child and the Advance Fee is $1800 for students entering Years 7 to 12. The Advance Fee payment is credited to the Term One Tuition Fees.

Failure to disclose any information pertaining to the student’s medical needs and/or their social, educational, and behavioural history in this Enrolment Agreement and prior to the enrolment meeting may result in this offer being rescinded.

Step 4: Offer / Enrolment Meeting

Kindergarten and Junior School Applications
Following a successful Enrolment Meeting, an offer of a place will be made.  A Letter of Offer will be sent via email to parents/guardians together with an Enrolment Agreement and a request to pay the Enrolment Confirmation Fee and the Advance Fee.

To accept the offer of a place at the College, parents/guardians are required to sign and return the Enrolment Agreement and pay the non-refundable enrolment Confirmation Fee and Advance Fee that need to be received by the due date. The Enrolment Confirmation Fee is $600 per child and the Advance Fee is $1500 for students entering Prep to Year 6. The Advance Fee payment is credited to the Term One Tuition Fees.

Secondary School Applications
Upon return of the signed Enrolment Agreement and receipt of full payment of the enrolment Confirmation Fee and Advance Fee, students and parents are invited to attend a meeting with a Senior Staff member/s.

The meeting provides an opportunity for College staff and the family to get to know each other, to learn more about the daily routines of that year level and for any questions to be answered.

The key intake years at St John’s are Kindergarten, Prep and Year 7. To determine the correct year of entry for your child, please locate their birthdate in the first column, and refer to Column 2, 3 or 4 to determine their correct year of entry.

Prep is compulsory in Queensland. A child must be five years or older on or before 30 June in the year of entry into Prep.