There are no changes to the Department’s Placement Policy or the relevant legislation that guides every Victorian child’s right to enrol in a government school, the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic).
Under the Placement Policy, schools are required to prioritise enrolment for students living in that school zone. This has not changed, and the Department always seeks to ensure the policy is applied consistently across the state.
Parents who want to send their children to schools located outside of their school zone still have this choice. However, students enrolling at a school from within the school zone will have first priority. This is consistent with current policy.
For more information, see: Placement Policy