Transition Program

Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

The Department of Education (DE) has a statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Wallarano Primary School.

You can find information and resources about the enrolment timeline and procedures at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

Key Dates for 2026

  • By Friday, 31 July – enrolment applications from parents and carers to be submitted
  • Between Monday August 3 and Friday, 14 August – schools notify parents and carers of the outcome of enrolment applications
  • By Friday 28 August – parents and carers who received a letter of offer return their completed enrolment form, indicating acceptance of their child’s place

Foundation Transition

Wallarano provides a Transition Program that is devised to make your child’s entry into school as We design our Transition Program to ensure your child’s entry into primary school is smooth, comfortable, and joyful. To help you experience our vibrant learning community firsthand, we offer personal school tours at any time. We highly recommend booking during the school day, as this allows you and your child to see our classrooms in action and feel our positive environment. Each personal tour provides key information and gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your child’s needs. Additionally, we host three Foundation information sessions across Terms 1 and 2 with flexible morning, afternoon, and evening times.

Our Foundation teachers visit the Pre-schools to meet the children, observe them in a familiar environment and liaise with the pre-school teacher.

Foundation Transition will be held on:

Tuesday 10th, 17th and 24th of November 2026 and
1st and 8th of December 2026.
Orientation Day will be held on Tuesday, 8th December 2026.

Our transition sessions offer the perfect opportunity for pre-schoolers to step into school life, and all children are welcome to attend. While your child participates in fun classroom activities, meets future classmates, and gets to know our teaching staff, we host informative parent sessions covering school procedures, uniform requirements, and upcoming events. To make your preparation easy, our Uniform Shop will be open during one of these sessions. Alternatively, you can submit a uniform order form at any time, and our office staff will have your items packed and ready for collection within one week.

Our Orientation Day will be held on 8th December 2026, where all enrolled students will attend a session in their future classroom to meet their teacher and classmates for 2027.

Pre -school Transition Statements

Your child’s pre-school teacher will ask you to read and sign a transition statement so that they can pass them on to your child’s Foundation teacher. These statements give us important information about your child. Please ensure you sign and return the statement to your pre-school teacher.

Additional Links (www.vic.gov.au)

Grade 6-7 Transition

Our main involvement with local secondary colleges includes:

  • Visits to the Secondary Schools – students are involved in secondary school programs and activities based on science, maths and literacy lessons
  • Secondary School teachers visit Wallarano and deliver lessons to the classes
  • Grade 6 students participate in a Year 6-7 Transition Program where they learn about secondary school expectations and routines
  • Phone calls and records are exchanged to ensure successful transition
  • Principal Class and/or integration aides take integration students to their new schools a number of times before Orientation Day held in December. In addition, their schools are invited to visit the classroom and also attend the end of year Parent Support Group meeting
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