BELMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL

The first step is to fill out an application form which can be found on our Enrolment page or call in to the school office and pick one up. You will need to provide your child's birth certificate, updated Immunisation details, proof of your address with your name on it and if both parents are born out of Australia, visa details or an Australian citizenship certificate for the child. If you only have originals of these documents we can photocopy them for you.

Your child can be enrolled for Kindergarten the year before they are due to start. All you have to do is fill in an Application form and include copies of the Birth Certificate, Immunisation, Proof of your address (with your name on it, eg, utility bill or drivers' licence). Due to new legislation schools require Immunisation evidence which MUST be an 'Up to Date' AIR (Australian Immunisation Register) Certificate. The only exception is if you are on a catch up schedule (which is put on the Immunisation Certificate with current catch up dates). Kindergarten aged students CANNOT enrol into any public school if their Immunisation is not up to date. Kindergarten Enrolments must meet one of the following criteria for Immunisation before enrolling: have an ‘up to date’ Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement not more than 2 months old are on an approved catch up schedule are eligible for an exemption from the Kindergarten immunisation requirements. We cannot enrol the student until acceptable evidence, or an exemption has been provided. An AIR Immunisation History Statement may be requested by: asking your doctor or immunisation provider creating your own Medicare online account via myGov (external site) using the Express Plus Medicare mobile application (external site) visiting a Medicare Service Centre calling the AIR general enquiries line on 1800 653 809. Families who do not hold a Medicare card are advised to call the AIR on 1800 653 809 to request an Immunisation History Statement. For translating and interpreting services, parents/guardians are advised to call 131 450. Finalising a student’s enrolment and starting Kindergarten may be delayed because of the time it takes to create an AIR record and access an AIR Immunisation History Statement. Places can be held while a newly arrived Kindergarten child’s AIR record is created. The cut-off date for enrolling in Kindergarten for the following year is the end of July the previous year. Go to our Enrolment page to find all the information you need.

Yes . Originally you had to go through TIWA (Tafte International WA) first before applying to public schools. Now you can come pick up application forms straight from a public school BUT you will have to have an email and Public School Placement form from TIWA to accompany the application. TIWA Information: Phone; 9218 2100 Website; https://www.tafeinternational.wa.edu.au/ You must fill in the top half of the Public School Placement form and if accepted the Principal will fill out the bottom half. It is your responsibility to return this form to TIWA. Once TIWA has this they will send the school an email which says "Authority to Enrol". When the school has received this they will get in touch with you to come in and fill out Enrolment forms. An AIR (Australian Immunisation Certificate) MUST accompany the application. We cannot accept overseas immunisations or hand written ones. Families who do not hold a Medicare card are advised to call the AIR on 1800 653 809 to request an Immunisation History Statement To request an AIR Immunisation History Statement contact the Department of Human Services (external site). (click on link) or call the AIR general enquiries line on 1800 653 809. Families coming straight from overseas cannot start school until we have received this up to date certificate. It is at the discretion of the Principal to accept student visas. It all depends on class sizes etc.

You may phone the school on 6216 1800 and inform the office that your child will be away or use the email form at the bottom of each page on this site. You can also go to the Contact page and fill that in and send. If you are going on a vacation in school time please email the school and let us know.

A newly arrived family from overseas may provide an overseas immunisation record for their child, however, this is not acceptable immunisation evidence for enrolment. A child needs an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) record which is available through Services Australia before they can receive an AIR Immunisation History Statement. A child must be in Australia to have their AIR record created and their overseas immunisations recorded on it. This cannot be done before they arrive. A child who is not registered with Medicare can still have an AIR record. For people who are not eligible for Medicare find out how to get an immunisation history statement. Kindergarten Students will be able to start Kindergarten once the school receives acceptable immunisation evidence. A Kindergarten student’s enrolment cannot be finalised until they meet the kindergarten immunisation requirements. See below links for more informaion: Healthy WA information about how to get an AIR Immunisation History Statement information about how to get an immunisation history statement if you are not eligible for Medicare Healthy WA immunisation information for children moving from overseas the link to the free Commonwealth translating service so you can get overseas immunisation records translated into English. A general practitioners and community health immunisation clinic can create and update a child’s AIR record and provide advice for any missing vaccinations. Finalising a student’s enrolment and starting Kindergarten may be delayed because of the time it takes to create an AIR record and access an AIR Immunisation History Statement. You can hold a place while a newly arrived Kindergarten child’s AIR record is created.