St Bernard's is a community who celebrates difference and strives to meet the needs of every child, to enrol your child at our amazing school please follow this enrolment procedure.
Application for Enrolment Online
Thank you for your interest in enrolling your child at St Bernard's. Please use the link below to begin your child's online application
for enrolment.
You will need to click on the link, enter and review the required details, complete and submit the forms with attachments.
If applying for enrolment for more than one student, when the form is complete and option will be available to submit another enrolment for each additional child.
Please contact us directly on 07 3849 4800, should you experience any difficulty completing the online application for enrolment.
A $55 application fee (non-refundable) per application applies, payable when submitting an application/s for enrolment. Please click to make the payment online or in person at the school office between 8am and 4pm.
To lodge an application for your child, please remember to submit:
Fully completed Application for Enrolment form
Birth Certificate
Baptismal Certificate
Immunisation Certificate
If years 1 to 6 copy of their most recent school report
$55.00 non-refundable enrolment application fee - domestic students
Medical or specialist reports that may assist in understanding the child’s needs or circumstances regarding their development and readiness for school.
Applications cannot proceed to the next step unless all the supporting documentation is received.
After lodging an Application for Enrolment form parents will be invited to attend an enrolment interview. It is important that your child or children who are enrolling attend this interview.
Enrolment Statement
Children applying for Prep must be born within the specific dates as set down by the Government (see table below).
Eligible children must turn 5 by 30 June in the year they start Prep
Interviews for Prep are conducted by Leadership in Term 2
An Offer of Enrolment is mailed out in June for those gaining an initial placement at St Bernard's
- Once the offer is accepted a Confirmation of Enrolment is sent out with a request for payment of $100. This payment is non-refundable but deducted from school fees and can be paid via this link: Acceptance Enrolment Offer Online
- Prep Orientation is conducted for the following years Prep pupils during Term 4
Other year enrolments happen across the year as well as an intake at the beginning of each new school year. These positions are offered if positions become available.
A similar process occurs with interviews and offers of places if available
All accepted enrolments are supplied with booklists and uniform requirements.
The table below is a guide to when children are eligible to enrol in the preparatory year.
Children Born | Eligible for Prep | Eligible for Year 1
|
1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017
| 2022
| 2023
|
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
| 2023
| 2024
|
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
| 2024
| 2025
|
1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020
| 2025
| 2026
|
1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
| 2026
| 2027
|
Should it be necessary to limit the intake of Prep or Year One pupils to St Bernard’s, then preference will be given to:
(a) children who have other family members in the school
(b) children of the Parish whose parents are practising Catholics and who are Catholic
(c) children of the Parish who are Catholic
(d) children of other Parishes who are practising Catholics
(e) children of other faiths or beliefs
If an application is accepted it is understood that parents comply with the spirit of the school's Mission Statement and agree to pay such fees and mandatory levies as set by the local authority.
Enrolment Support for Students with a Disability
EASP St Bernard's The Enrolment Application and Support Procedure (EASP) is a process that aims to reveal and clarify the needs of the student and to identify the educational adjustments and transition required for accessing the learning program for the student.
