YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS
All Victorian government primary schools follow the statewide Year 6 to 7 placement timeline. The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child at a Victorian government secondary school. Applications for Year 7 open at the start of Term 2.
Victorian government primary schools manage the Year 7 placement process for their Year 6 students in accordance with the timeline. At the start of Term 2, primary schools will distribute information packs to parents and carers.
You can find more information about applying for Year 7 placement at Moving from primary to secondary school.
2027 year 7 ENROLMENT timeline
All Victorian government secondary schools follow the statewide Year 6 to 7 placement timeline. The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child at a Victorian government secondary school.
Applications for Year 7 open from Monday 20 April 2026.
Victorian government primary schools manage the Year 7 placement process for their Year 6 students in accordance with the timeline. At the start of Term 2, primary schools will distribute information packs to parents and carers.
What you need to do:
1. Download the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information pack from Moving from primary to secondary school (available from Monday 20 April 2026). The pack includes guidance on the application process.
2. Submit an enrolment application by Friday 8 May 2026.
a. If your child attends a government primary school, all communication about your child's placement must be with the Year 6 Coordinator or Transition Coordinator at your child's primary school until a placement is offered.
b. If your child is home schooled or attends a non-government primary school, you may submit the application form directly to our school by Friday 8 May 2026.
3. You will receive notification of your child’s Year 7 placement offer on Wednesday 24 June 2026.
Enrolment applications submitted after Friday 8 May 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Enrolment Policy.
You can find more information about applying for Year 7 placement at Moving from primary to secondary school.
TRANSITION PROCESS
Transition is a process, not a one-off event, which requires both time and commitment. It is a process of building relationships and understanding, with the aim of supporting students in their transition, identifying barriers to a student’s learning and any adjustments that can be made. All students with additional or complex needs that arise from disability and difficulties in learning require support and/or services at transition points.
General principles underlying successful transitions include:
planning well in advance of the start of the transition process,
providing the student and parent/guardian/carer(s) with sufficient information to make an informed choice about future settings, including specialist settings, and
effective collaboration between transition settings that results in sharing of all relevant information
Year 7 Transition
Viewbank Primary School aims to provide a smooth, efficient and positive transition from a primary setting to a secondary environment. Year 6 teachers, together with the Wellbeing Coordinator, offer a well planned Transition Program that begins in Term 1 and continues throughout the year. This way, we maintain the sense of belonging that is felt in primary school whilst encouraging and supporting students to continue to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to become independent learners. Some of the activities the students are involved in include but are not limited to: being responsible to follow timetables themselves to get to classes; visits to the local secondary school, Viewbank College and a transition program during Term 4 tailored to our students to provide them with an idea of what Secondary School life would look like. Viewbank Primary School endeavours to prepare and equip students for the changes that they will encounter as they enter secondary school.