Level 4: Years 5 & 6

Years 5 & 6

There will be three Year 5 and three Year 6 classes at EHPS in 2020.

Year 5 Camp - Sovereign Hill

The 2019 Year 5 Camp was held at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat in May.

Year 6 Camp - Forest Lodge Farm Camp

Monday 6th to Wednesday 8th May (Camp One) and Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th May (Camp Two)

These camps were rescheduled from 4th to 8th March due to the Gippsland fires, in consultation with the Department of Education and Training and Forest Lodge Farm Camp.

The 2019 Year 6 Camps will be held at Forest Lodge Farm Camp at Jack River, which is situated between Welshpool and Alberta in Gippsland, approximately one and a half hours drive south east of Melbourne.

The camp is fully staffed by outdoor educators experienced in outdoor pursuits and environmental studies. Together with EHPS staff, Forest Lodge Farm Camp provides a program that enables students to develop confidence, self esteem, risk taking and team building skills through a variety of health, physical and outdoor education activities, including ropes courses, canoeing, bush cookery and survival skills. The program also offers experiences that continue to build a cohesive, positive and cooperative spirit amongst the Year 6 students. They will be introduced to and involved in new personal and outdoor experiences and challenges.

EHPS Year 6 teachers, support staff and personnel will be attending the camp, working closely with the Forest Lodge Farm Camp staff to provide students with experiences that support and enrich their Year 6 curriculum.

Transition to Year 7

For students who will be attending a government secondary school in Year 7, parents/guardians are encouraged to take the opportunity of attending school tours of secondary schools they are considering during the school year prior (student in Year 5) or Term 1 (student in Year 6).

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