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Grade 6 to Year 7 Transition

Upcoming Dates 2025-2026
ÌýTerm 2: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 – Friday 4th July 2025
Tuesday
1st July
Families find out their allocated school for 2026 from their CURRENT primary school.
Wednesday
2nd July
Families of students successful at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â for Year 7 in 2026 will receive a welcome email.
Wednesday
2nd July

Appeals for secondary school allocation for 2026 open.

You may appeal based on:

  • Compliance with the priority order of placement
  • Permanent residence
  • Compassionate grounds, in exceptional circumstances.

In the first instance, you must lodge a written appeal with the preferred secondary school by Friday 25 July 2025. You must use the department’s Appeal Form, which includes further information on the appeals process. Your child’s primary school can provide this form.

ÌýTerm 3: Monday 21st July – Friday 19th September 2025
Tuesday
22nd July

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Middle school specialist program lunch evening.ÌýSee our Specialist Program webpage for more information about our four middle school programs.

Friday
25th July
Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a written appeal with their preferred secondary school.
Tuesday
5th August
Outcome of appeals provided to families.
Tuesday
12th August
Parents/carers return their Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip to their child’s primary school.
ÌýTerm 4: Monday 6th October – Friday 19th December 2025
Tuesday
9th December
Secondary schools host an Orientation Day for Year 6 students.

Parents of students enrolled at the College in Year 7, 2026 will need to provide the following documentation (in PDF form) when requested in early TERM 3:

  • A COPY of your child’s birth certificate – to obtain a copy if you don’t have access to this please visit the to apply
  • Any court orders / parenting plans/ IVO/ DHHS documentation that names the enrolled student as an affected person
  • Any diagnosis reports if required
Transition to Secondary School Information

Grade 6 into Year 7 is a very exciting time for students and their families. At °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, we follow the Department of Education and Training state-wide transition program.Ìý

Most of the early transition for Year 6 to 7 is handled by your primary school.Ìý Your primary school will distribute forms to families in early Term 2. This important documentation is where parents will select their secondary school of choice.

We encourage families to discuss any queries they may have with the transition process with their Grade 6 teacher or primary school transition co-ordinator.

The College holds an Open Night late Term 1 and numerous College tours throughout the year (conducted by our Principal and Transition teams), we hope families will be as informed as possible about our college and what we can offer for every student. Information regarding the booking of these can be found on the homepage of this website.

We encourage families to attend our college tours to see how our college operates on a normal school day.Ìý We also encourage families to bring along their children so they can see what school life is like at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â.

We request that all families applying outside attach to their application that is sent back to the primary school a letter addressed to our principal team, stating the reasons why you would like to attend out College for Year 7. To check if you are within our school zone, please visit the following link:Ìý

Specialist program application for year 7 in 2026 will not open until term three and will only be accessible to students who have been accepted into the College as a student for 2026. Families will find out through their primary school what secondary school they have been allocated in late term 2 (please check with your primary school surrounding this date).

Important dates to remember are posted to this page in Term 3 once families are aware of their allocated secondary school. The dates and information above are subject to change and we encourage families to regularly check our website and Facebook page for the most up to date information.

For information regarding the four Specialist Programs offered at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â in Year 7-9 please visitÌýMiddle School Specialist Programs.

Information on moving from Primary School to Secondary School can also be found on the Department of Education website atÌý.