Transition to School

Prep

A School Transition Program is offered for our incoming Prep students and their family. The School Transition Program for 2020 Preps comprised:

Parent Evening for parents/guardians interested in Prep 2020 enrolment at EHPS in June.
3 Transition Sessions for incoming Preps - September, October and November.
Information Evening for parents/guardians of enrolled Preps - November.
Orientation Day - December.

Parent Sessions will be held concurrent to the children's transition sessions to discuss topics such as health matters and preparing your child for learning. These are also great opportunities to meet other families with child starting in Prep.

Story Time sessions were held for incoming Preps in July and August, and a Glue & Glitter Art session was held in October.

Department of Education & Training (DET) Get Ready for Prep - CLICK HERE.

Start of School in 2020

Term 1 commences on Tuesday 28th January 2020, however this day is a statewide student free day for all Victorian government schools. Each government school is allocated three additional student free days in the school year. The first of these student free days at EHPS is on Wednesday 29th January 2020, therefore, our Years 1 to 6 students will commence on Thursday 30th January 2020.

In the first week of the 2020 school year, Thursday 30th January to Wednesday 5th February, Prep students do not attend school, but are allocated a School Entry Assessment (SEA) interview day and time. The SEA is compulsory and is conducted at school with the child only and is approximately one hour in duration. In summary:

School Entry Assessment (SEA) - one hour interview at school with the Prep student scheduled between Thursday 30th January and Wednesday 5th February. Uniform is not required. Students are to bring a water bottle to their SEA interview. SEA interview between the student and the teacher; parents/guardians do not stay.
On the first day of school, Thursday 6th February, Prep students have a staggered start between 9am and 10am (specific time advised in the school start letter), and finish at 1.30pm.
From Friday 7th to Friday 14th February, Prep students attend school from 8.50am to 2.30pm.
From Monday 17th February, Prep students begin attending school full time from 8.50am to 3.30pm.

Years 1 to 6

For students commencing in Years 1 to 6 in 2021, an orientation day will be held early in December 2020.

Year 7
The timetable for Year 6 2019 students transitioning to Year 7 2020:

Monday 6th May 2019	Information distributed to parents/carers, including Application for Year 7 Placement form
Friday 17th May 2019	Parents/carers return Application for Year 7 Placement forms to primary school.
Tuesday 4th June 2019	Primary school to submit all initial placements requests (first preferences) to each relevant secondary school by this date. Communication between primary and secondary schools occurs until all students have been placed.
Wednesday 7th August 2019	Primary school advises parents/carers in writing of placement offer.
Thursday 8th August 2019	Parents/carers commence lodging non-placement appeals with secondary schools. Secondary schools may distribute enrolment, orientation, and other transition information to parents/carers of future Year 7 students.
Monday 19th August 2019	Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a non-placement appeal with secondary schools.
Friday 30th August 2019	Secondary schools notify parents/carers in writing of the outcome of non-placement appeals by this date.
Friday 13th September 2019	Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a non-placement appeal with the Regional Director where they are unsuccessful with their appeal to the secondary school.
Tuesday 10th December 2019	Secondary schools host an Orientation Day for Year 6 students.

Year 6 2019 to Year 7 2020 FAQs
Tips for starting secondary school