Enrolment Procedure
The enrolment application procedure is a relatively simple process. Parents can contact the school for information. Once the enrolment application and supporting documents have been collated and provided to the school, an enrolment interview involving the parents and child, will be organised with the Principal or the Assistant Principal.
How to Apply
Below is the link where you can complete an online Application for Enrolment.
ONLINE APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT
Once you have clicked on the link, you can enter and review the required details and submit the form, for your application to be lodged. Once you start the application, you have up to 30 days to return to the form and submit it, before it expires from the system.
If applying to enrol more than one student, an option will be available to submit another application for each individual student when the form is completed.
The school’s Enrolments Officer will contact you once the application has been submitted.
Should you have any difficulty completing the online Application for Enrolment, please contact the Enrolments Officer on (07) 4043 4100 or email secretary.mareeba@cns.catholic.edu.au for assistance.
Application for Enrolment forms are also available as printed documents from the school office or may be emailed upon request.
4 Steps to Enrolment
Enrolment enquiries and applications are welcome at any time.
Step 1: |
Submit a Confidential Online Application for Enrolment Provide other documents as listed on the Parent Checklist ie Birth Certificate and Baptismal Certificate if applicable for each child. For Year 1 – 6 Enrolments include a copy of the most recent school report. All new Families to St Thomas’ Parish School are required to pay a non-refundable Application Fee of $33.00 Access our Online Enrolment Application Form |
Step 2: |
The School responds The School will acknowledge receipt of your application and advise you of anything else required to assist in considering the application. |
Step 3: |
An interview is arranged All enrolments to St Thomas’ Parish School must have an enrolment interview with the Principal or the Principal’s nominee. An Application for Enrolment must be completed by the parents or the legal guardians and all other documents as required to be submitted prior to the interview. |
Step 4: |
Accepting a place If your application is successful, the Principal will make you a written offer of enrolment. You complete your acceptance of the offer by completing a Confirmation of Enrolment Form. All new Families will be required to pay a $100.00 enrolment deposit per child within four weeks of date of acceptance letter. This will ensure that we hold a place for your child/children for the following year. This Enrolment deposit is then deducted from your first term fees. |
Enrolments for the next year are normally finalised by November. For any further information contact the School by phone (4043 4100) or email (enrolments.mareeba@cns.catholic.edu.au).
Special Needs
Catholic schools are committed to fostering cultures of inclusion that respond to the educational needs of students regardless of their abilities, backgrounds and aspirations. This commitment to inclusive practices is supportive of both Church teaching and legislative requirements.
Under the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992), the Disability Standards for Education (2005) seek to ensure that education is made accessible to students with disabilities. Specifically the Standards address enrolment, participation, curriculum, student services and the elimination of harassment and victimization.
Enrolment of students with special needs is facilitated through the Enrolment Application and Support Procedures for Students requiring Significant Educational Adjustments. This process encourages all participants in the education process (parents, students, teachers, school leadership, student services representatives) to share as partners, the responsibility for successful outcomes for all students. The process seeks to reveal and clarify the characteristics of the learner and to assess the adjustments for accessing learning and the implications of these for the school, the family and the student.
St Thomas’ school community has access to Catholic Education’s advisory teachers, speech language pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists, learning support teachers, student counsellors and Indigenous education officers, and can also collaborate with a range of external agencies to enhance support of the individual needs of students.