How to Enrol

Applications are invited for all year levels and can be taken from birth

  • there is a non-refundable Application Fee of $150

Application enquiries

Please see the detailed information listed below, for all year level applications.

If you have further questions, contact Zoe Campbell, College Registrar

T: (03) 9595 9595 
E: registrar@star.vic.edu.au

Year 7 Applications

All Year 7 applications are accepted up to the closing date for applications, which is in the student’s Grade 5 year at primary school; the date of the application lodgement, if before the closing date, may be a determining factor in the offer of a place.

Year 7 2028 Applications

Applications for Year 7 2028 are now open via the Application Portal – click here to access

  • Year 7 2028 Applicant Timeline:
    • Year 7 2028 APPLICATION ONLINE PORTAL IS NOW OPEN
    • Year 7 2028 Application portal will CLOSE on Friday 21 August 2026
    • Year 7 2028 First Round OFFER ACCEPTANCE DEADLINE is 4:00pm sharp on Friday 30 October 2026 & the Offer Acceptance portal will close at 4:01pm that day.

Year 7 2027 Late Applications

  • Year 7 2027 Applicant Timeline:
    • Year 7 2027 Applicationsclosed on 17/08/2025
    • Year 7 2027 First Round Offer Acceptance deadline of 7/11/2025 has passed – the acceptance portal has closed

LATE APPLICATIONS for Year 7 2027 – please email registrar@star.vic.edu.au for the late application form.

You will be placed on the waiting list for Year 7 2027.

EARLY Applications for Year 7 can be submitted from Birth to Grade 4

Enrolment Criteria

Applications are prioritised on the following basis and in the following order:

  • Sisters of children attending the College
  • Daughters of Past Students
  • Daughters of Catholic families
  • Daughters of other Christian denominations
  • Daughters from other religious traditions

In the event that the number of applications from families exceed the number of available places, priority is given to baptised Catholic students who are enrolled in local parish schools.

Year 7 Enrolment Overview

  • Applications received
    • from birth to Term 3 of Grade 5, according to the published deadline
  • Online Application Portal opens and closes
    • only in the Grade 5 year of primary school, with deadlines published on this website
  • Offer
    • Offers occur in Term 4 of Grade 5
    • Offer Acceptance is in Term 4 of Grade 5, according to the published deadline
  • Grade 6 transition program
  • Year 7 commencement

There is a non-refundable fee of $150 with all applications.

Years 8–12 Enrolment Overview

  • Email registrar@star.vic.edu.au to apply 
  • Application to enrol completed & returned along with the requested documents, and the receipt of the $150 application fee payment.
  • Interview
    • the interview includes a personal tour of the areas of the College relevant to the prospective student’s desired year level
    • an interview is not a guarantee of offer
  • Offer
    • offer acceptance by the stated deadline within the offer
  • Orientation
  • Commencement

Waiting Lists

  • Contact the College Registrar to be placed on a waiting list
    • Families must keep their contact details, and their child’s details, up to date
      • families must let the College Registrar know if they no longer wish to be on the waiting list
    • Waiting lists are perennial, only by request, with ongoing reviews
      • families must check in from time to time with the College Registrar
      • families must contact the College Registrar if they wish to remain on the waiting list for the next year
      • once on the waiting list there is no guarantee of a place becoming available
      • should the prospect of a place becoming available arise, an interview can be arranged
        • an interview is not a guarantee of offer

College Tours

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