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Enrolling your child in Year 7 is an important part of their education journey. We want to help you make the transition process as easy as possible. Each year, the department releases Year 6 to Year 7 placement information for schools and for parents/carers, with information packs available from the beginning of Term 2 for students commencing Year 7 the following year. These information packs, and other important information, can be found on Moving from primary to secondary school page of the Victorian Government website.

Please use the unique enrolment link which provided in the Principal Welcome Letter. If you believe you have not received this letter after receiving confirmation of being placed at the College, please contact reception: 9331 9999

Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones.

Students residing in our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address. Our school also has limited capacity available to welcome students who are outside of our school zone.

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

For more information, you can:

Each year, as part of the transition program, we host all Grade 6s joining us in year 7 to sit a PAT-Maths and PAT-Reading test. Teachers use this data, in conjunction with the feedback we receive from the primary school, to ensure we place students with the appropriate literacy and numeracy support structures. We know that students will need extra support and extension to help students remain engaged and appropriately challenged. There is no need to study or prepare for this test - this is simply to capture a snapshot of where the students are at in their learning to help inform teachers in their planning.
For more detailed information about which date to bring your child, see below.

PAT Literacy and Numeracy Testing: 10th - 13th November 2025

  • Monday, 10 November 2025- 03:15 pm to 05:30 pm- Students from: Essendon North Primary School
  • Tuesday, 11 November 2025- 03:15 pm to 05:30 pm- Students from: Aberfeldie Primary, Moonee Ponds Primary, Moonee Ponds West & Overnewton
  • Wednesday, 12 November 2025 - 03:15 pm to 05:30 pm- Students from: Alamanda K-9 College, Ardeer Primary, Avondale Heights Primary, Essendon Primary, Gladstone Views Primary, Keilor Heights Primary, Kororoit Creek Primary, NIddrie Primary, Oak Park Primary & Our Lady of the Nativity
  • Thursday, 13 November 2025- 03:15 pm to 05:30 pm- Students from: Pascoe Vale North Primary, Pascoe Vale Primary, Penleigh & Essendon Grammer, St Christopher's, St John Bosco, St Monica's Primary, St Monica's Catholic Primary, St Peter's Catholic Primary, St Therese's Primary, Strathmore North Primary, Strathmore Primary, Tullamarine Primary, Westmeadows Primary & Willmott Park Primary

Please contact Louise Gaynor louise.gaynor@education.vic.gov.au if you have any queries.

Students should bring a snack and a drink and meet in the central court yard, in front of the canteen. Enter via Nimmo Street or Cooper Street.


Parent Information Evening: Thursday 27th November 2025

We invite our new families to join us for an information session where key information will be provided to help provide families with a smooth transition. This is an opportunity to:

  • Collect hard copy information packs if a digital copy is not suitable
  • Ask questions about information received
  • Listen to key staff contacts and gain an understanding of what transitioning to Year 7 will look like
  • Network with other families

Location: Performing Arts Center, via Cooper Street.

This session will also be recorded to support those families who are unable to attend.

Session 1: 5.30pm - 6.15pm

Session 2: 6.45pm - 7.30pm

We will also have a Music Expo from 5.45pm - 7.00pm. This will allow both sessions an opportunity to explore our Music program and connect with each other during the session changeover.

The college is restricted to the number of guests that can be accommodate in each session, therefore it is vital that families secure their place using our booking system via CompassTix

State-wide Orientation Day: Tuesday 9th December 2025

  • Students to arrive at the Performing Arts Centre (Cooper St) at 8:30 am
  • 3:06 pm collect students from the GYM (entrance at Spencer St)

Parent/Carer Compass Tutorial & Social Catch up: Term 1, Week 2, 2026 (Date TBC)

This is a great opportunity for students and parents to catch up where food and drinks will be provided by Calmer Cafe at school. This also provides families with another opportunity to ask the college staff any questions relating to transition.

The college will also have an informal Compass Information session to provide parents with a live demonstration and a Q&A session on how to navigate Compass for those users who are new to the platform. For more information about Compass, visit our Parent Portal page.

School Uniform:

Throughout our transition events, students may choose to wear their existing primary school uniforms, or casual clothes.

For more information about Buckley Park College school uniform, go to School Uniform.