08 Nov 2019
Dear Parents and Carers,
Our school has increased enrolments to the point where we are reaching or exceeding a capacity to accommodate our students in permanent classrooms. The revised Department of Education Enrolment Policy implemented as of 22 July 2019, will have an impact on the manner in which we process non-local enrolments over coming years.
All students who reside within our local intake area will continue to be offered places at our school, however non-local enrolment applications can only be considered by schools that can accommodate new enrolments below their designated enrolment buffer level. A buffer is calculated by our school to allow the enrolment of local students who arrive throughout the year.
The impact of this requirement is that our school may not be able to enrol non-local students from 2020. To assist with the transition to this new requirement it has been agreed that non-local siblings of current students will be permitted to enrol in 2020.
Effective from the 2020 school year holders of Temporary Visas will not be able to enrol at Westmead Public School, irrespective of their local address. This does not affect students currently enrolled at the school. The next available school that has capacity to accommodate students is Bayanami Public School located at 3 Marist Place, Parramatta.
Please contact Bayanami Public School on telephone number 9890-8169.
As from 2021 the school may only be able to enrol local students.
The school will continue to have a non-local application process in place to prioritise any applications that may be considered exceptional circumstances or for any places that may become available if the school enrolment falls below the designated cap.
Please contact me if you wish to discuss these changes further on 02 9635 7793.
David Jenkins
Principal