• The application process for the cohort of Year 7 students each year is online, via a web portal 
• there are no paper-based applications for Year 7 
• Priority Parish schools are notified of the portal opening date early so they may include in their newsletters
  • a notice of applications being opened is posted on the landing page of this website once the portal becomes active (late Feb or early March of each cycle) 

• The Year 7 Enrolment process ends when your daughter is in her Grade 5 year
  • applications close in Term 3 of your daughter's Grade 5 year
  • applications are not taken on a first-in basis
    • they are considered according to the Year 7 Enrolment Criteria posted on this website and only after the portal closes
  • offers are emailed after sorting of applications according to the enrolment criteria (see Key Dates each year)

• College tours for primary school students take place across Terms 1 - 3 of each year 
  • tours are of the areas a Year 7 student would typically use in their timetable cycle
  • these tours are not whole-school tours and take approx 1 hour 

• Enrolment Applications require the payment of a non-refundable $100 fee
  • Important: when using the application portal, please note that your application is not complete unless the application fee is paid
    • your data will not progress if the fee is unpaid 
    • always check your bank statement if in any doubt as to whether you have paid this fee

• Key Dates outline the timing for the Year 7 application process: length of time portal access is active, offers of enrolment, all deadlines 

1. Catholic daughters of past students who are currently in Catholic primary schools 
2. Catholic sisters of current Star of the Sea College students who are currently in Catholic primary schools 
3. Catholic students who are currently enrolled in priority parish Catholic primary schools 
4. Catholic daughters of past students who are not currently attending a Catholic primary school 
5. Catholic sisters of current students who are not currently attending a Catholic primary school 
6. Catholic students from other Catholic parishes 
7. Catholic students from other primary schools 
8. Students of other religious traditions

• Each year the College offers a series of tours to primary school students and their families across Terms 1-3, ending in early August of each year
• these tours cover the areas of the College a Year 7 student would typically use across their 10 day timetable cycle
• The tours are booked via a TryBooking link published on our website each cycle

• ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

• All enrolment applications for Year 7 are online 
• the application web portal opens during Term 1 each year and closes early in Term 3 each year 
• Applications can be made from birth to Grade 5 but are considered after the close of the application portal when your daughter is in Grade 5 
• offers are made in your daughter's Grade 5 year, regardless of when you apply 
• there is no 'first in' factor as all applications are sorted according to the Year 7 Enrolment Criteria listed on this page

• Enrolment application enquiries for all students in Years 8 through to Year 12, email registrar@starmelb.catholic.edu.au  
• entry into Years 8 - 12 is via an application to enrol and interview

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