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Enrolment Process
Enrolment Process
Surf Coast Secondary College has an enrolment restriction under section 2.2.16 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic). Approved entry criteria for our school are:
- students who live within the school zone. This will require verifying.
- students with a sibling attending the school at the same time
- students seeking enrolment on compassionate grounds*, in exceptional circumstances.
All students seeking enrolment at our school must meet one of the above criteria to be eligible for enrolment.
To register your interest in enrolling at Surf Coast Secondary College please contact our enrolments team on
03 5261 6633 or enrolments@scsc.vic.edu.au. You will then be sent an application to enrol form and a request to provide your proof of residency. When you meet the enrolment criteria your application will progress to an enrolment interview.
Please be aware it may take up to two weeks after the application to enrol form has been returned to our enrolments team for a meeting to be arranged. Once the college has approved your child’s enrolment and we have received all required documents, it may take a further week to finalise your child’s enrolment.
For any further enquiries about our Enrolment Process please email the College – enrolments@scsc.vic.edu.au
Our school zone
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. Your school zone is determined based on your permanent residential address.
Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their local school. Students may enrol at another school if there are available places.
*Compassionate grounds
An enrolment on compassionate grounds is an overarching consideration and does not form part of the priority order of placement.
Families must be able to clearly demonstrate the exceptional circumstances which they believe make an enrolment at their designated neighbourhood school unsuitable for their child or children, citing, for example but not limited to, family violence or specific wellbeing concerns. Each application will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Matters of compassionate grounds are of a sensitive nature, therefore privacy is maintained when considering these applications. Schools and regional staff can request that families provide further evidence. Supporting evidence may include, but is not limited to:
- legal documentation
- reports from Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Practitioners, Victoria Police, family violence services or court orders.
Exceptional circumstances do not include instances where the designated neighbourhood school is able to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability. Under the Disability Standards for Education 2005, education providers are legally required to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability. For examples of reasonable adjustments and further guidance, refer to: Making reasonable adjustments.
Please note: All enrolment decisions are made in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy which embeds the legal entitlement for students to enrol at their designated neighbourhood school.
Surf Coast Handbooks & Booklists
For more information on each year level, download our Handbooks and Booklists via the ‘Teaching and Learning’ page here.
