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Making an application

1.Application for enrolment of a student can only be made on this official Application for Enrolment form accompanied by:
a)Application fee of $50
b)Copy of the student’s birth certificate or extract of birth
c)If a child or parent is born outside Australia, also provide a copy of their current passport photo page, Visa, PR or Certificate of Australian Citizenship
d)Current photo of the child
e)Copies of latest school reports and those of the past two years, plus any state or national testing results (where applicable)
f)Any reports (including medical or educational specialist reports) which refer to your child’s behaviour, aptitude or medical conditions
g)A completed Principal’s Reference Form
h)A completed Medical Form
2.The decision about the enrolment of any child is made on the basis of full and complete information being provided to the College, an assessment, ie Year Level Assessment (where required), plus a successful enrolment interview with the Principal or her delegate.

How the College reviews the application 

1.Placements in the College are prioritised on the basis of any or all of the following:
a)Siblings of existing students
b)Students returning from an approved leave of absence
c)Date of receipt of application
d)The quality of the reference from the child’s current school using the form provided
e)The Principal’s assessment of the child’s capacity to make a positive contribution to the College
f)Results of a Year Level Assessment conducted by staff at Saint Stephen’s College
2.Places in the Preparatory (Prep) year will be confirmed on a date publicised by the College
3. Offers for placements in other intake years are made as early as possible in the year prior to entry
4.Information evenings, tours of the College and enrolment interviews are conducted the year prior to entry
5.If a vacancy arises throughout the year in any year level, the Registrar will contact the next family on the waitlist (prioritised according to Section 1 above) to organise a formal interview with a senior member of the College staff (this can be with the Principal or her delegate)

Enrolling, paying deposits and fees and withdrawing a child

1. If an offer of enrolment is made, parents are asked to pay the remainder of enrolment fees and amend any personal details which may have changed. Formal confirmation of enrolment, in writing, from the Registrar will be sent shortly thereafter
2.If a child does not commence at the College, all enrolment fees are forfeited

Enrolment fees payment timeframe

1. If an offer of enrolment is made, parents are asked to pay the remainder of enrolment fees and amend any personal details which may have changed since completing the enrolment form. Formal confirmation of enrolment, in writing from the Registrar, will be sent shortly thereafter
2.If a child does not commence at the College, all enrolment fees are forfeited
3.Once a student commences at the College, one whole term’s notice, in writing, to the Registrar is required before a student is withdrawn.  Failure to provide such notice will result in the payment of one term’s tuition fee
4. Enrolled students and parents are expected to comply with all relevant College policies. The Principal is authorised, after consultation with the Chairman of the College Board, to terminate the enrolment of any student or to prohibit access to the College by any parent who is in breach of these policies
5.If the marital status of parents/guardians should change during the time a child is enrolled at Saint Stephen’s College, the original enrolment agreement (signed by both parties at the point of enrolment) will apply until both parties request a change of status or a court designated custodian of the child requests such a change. This request must be made, in writing, to the Registrar

 

Enrolment Fees Payment Timeframe – DOMESTIC Students Only
1.Application FeePaid when applying for enrolment
2.Enrolment FeePaid when place is offered
3.Enrolment DepositPaid when place is offered
4.Old Scholars’ FeePaid when place is offered