Secondary Schools

Children moving onto Secondary School

Parents of Year 6 students will soon be required to nominate which secondary school they would like their children to attend. On 20 April 2009, Application for Enrolment forms will be sent home to all parents of Year 6 students. These are due back at the Primary School by Friday 15 May 2009. Solway will be conducting a Secondary Transition Information Evening for parents at school early in Term 2. Look out for the date in the School Newsletter.

There are a number of government schools within 8km of Solway Primary School:

School	Distance from Solway
Ashwood College	4.1km
Camberwell High School	5.5km
Hawthorn Secondary College	6.1km
Mount Waverley Secondary College	6.4km
McKinnon Secondary College	6.5km
Canterbury Girls Secondary College	7.1km

These schools offer a range of teaching, curriculum and vocation styles and foci.

See below for a map of the local public secondary schools.

More information on the enrolment of children in secondary school can be found here.

School Designated Neighbourhood Area

School Designated Neighbourhood Areas (previously known as zoning) may limit what secondary school your child can enter.

Depending upon the school, some use the following criteria for allowing entry (in order of precedence):

1. Designated Neighbourhood Area - is the child in the intake zone for the school;
2. Siblings - are there any siblings already enrolled at the school;
3. Curriculum - is the school the closest that offers particular subjects or tracks that the local school does not;
4. Compassionate grounds - are there any extenuating circumstances (Principals discretion);
5. Any other places available - if there are any further places available.

More information on the school areas and restrictions for the area can be found here.