Photo of Niddrie Primary School cooking experience
Enrolment Timeline for Year 7 2025
Term One
From 5 February:
Families can attend tours of our school
Term Two
From 15 April 2024:
Families at government schools receive the Placement Information Pack for Parents/Carers (for the 2025 school year) from their primary school.
Only families at non-government primary schools (Catholic, Independent, home educated or other) can access this pack here.
The pack contains:
Application for Year 7 Placement 2025 Form and Privacy Notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
16 April 2024:
Essendon Keilor College Open Night
10 May 2024:
Closing date for families at government primary schools to return the Application for Year 7 Placement 2024 Form to their primary school. Families at a non-government primary schools must email this completed form directly to us at [email protected] by this date.
Term Three
17 July 2024:
Families at government primary schools are notified of the outcome of their application by their primary school. Families at non-government primary schools are notified of their application outcome by Essendon Keilor College or another school listed in their preference list.
18 July 2024:
Essendon Keilor College sends families that have been offered a place a welcome letter affirming their acceptance of our offer.
Families that have not been offered a place can commence lodging a written non-placement appeal to us using the official Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Placement Appeal Form. Government primary schools will provide families with this form and assist with this process. Families from non-government schools can contact [email protected] to access this form.
From 25 July 2024:
Families who have accepted our offer will be sent information regarding our High Achievers Program (HAP), Sporting Academy program, Instrumental Music program, 2025 Year 7 camp and other transition information.
26 July 2024:
Closing date for families to lodge the Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Placement Appeal Form to [email protected].
6 August 2024:
Closing date for families who have lodged the Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Placement Appeal Form to have received a written notification of the appeal outcome. Families who have been unsuccessful in their appeal to us can refer their appeal to the applicable Regional Director. Government primary schools will provide families with information regarding this process. Non-government school families can contact [email protected]
7 August 2024:
All families at government primary schools return their Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip to their child’s government primary school, even if the child will be attending a Catholic or Independent school.
20 August 2024:
Closing date for families to refer their appeal to the applicable Regional Director.
Term Four
18 October 2024:
Regional Directors notify families, in writing, of the outcome of their non-placement appeal.
22 October 2024:
Families who appealed to the Regional Director must submit an updated Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip to their government primary school.
9 December 2024:
Essendon Keilor College Parent Information Evening.
10 December 2024:
Orientation Day for all Year 6 students (Year 7 2025).