Enrolment
Rosamond School is a Victorian Government school for young people aged between 5 and 18 years with intellectual disabilities.
To be eligible to attend Rosamond a student must have a formal diagnosis of Intellectual Disability. This does not preclude other disabilities and/or disorders such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder or physical disabilities. However, to attend Rosamond a student must be assessed as having a Full Scale Intelligence Quota (FSIQ -Cognitive assessment) of between 50 and 70 (Inclusive) and an Adaptive Behaviour Composite (Vineland) of between 50 and 70 (Inclusive).
Assessments
The assessment for enrolment at Rosamond School must include a cognitive assessment and the approved Vineland assessment. Assessments must indicate that the student meets the Department of Education (DE) criteria and then for supported via the Disabilities Inclusion Profile (DIP) developed as part of the Disability Inclusion reform. For students wishing to enter from a mainstream school, the referring school is responsible for having assessments done, if they are required.
Students new to the system such as a Prep, student from interstate or from the Catholic / Independent School system will also require a current cognitive assessment. Please contact our enrolments team to further discuss the requirements.
Copies of letters from doctors, paediatricians, occupational, speech or physiotherapists relating to the student’s disability or medical condition are also of assistance in completing assessments and applications.
Further information on how to find, enrol, and start a child in your care at a school in Victoria is available on the Victorian government website.
To enrol your child at our school:
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Foundation year enquiries |
Enquiries from Victorian non-government schools |
Enquiries from Victorian government schools |
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Enrolment enquiries for a student’s Foundation year at Rosamond School (5 year olds entering their first year of schooling) |
Students wishing to transfer to Rosamond School from a Victorian non-government school |
Students wishing to transfer to Rosamond School from another Victorian government school |
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Requirement:
Please contact us to arrange a tour of Rosamond School. Please note that our preference is for your child to attend the tour.
Following the tour, the enrolment (or referral) process will be explained and further information provided.
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Requirement:
The transferring school is to make contact with Rosamond School in the first instance. Tours of Rosamond School shall not be booked prior to this initial discussion taking place.
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Requirement: Your child’s current school is responsible for preparing and submitting a disability category verification request to determine eligibility to enrol in a Special school. Tours of the school shall not be booked unless evidence is provided that the child qualifies to attend a Special school.
The submitting school is responsible for consulting with all involved schools, completing the form, collating supporting evidence, seeking required signatures, and submitting the form for verification. |
Rosamond School will consider enrolment applications from eligible students, however, if the school has insufficient accommodation to accept all eligible applicants, your name may be placed on a waiting list.
Students who live within the school’s Designated Transport Area are a priority and may gain access to the school bus service if they live more than 4.8km from the school > Rosamond Transport Area – Google My Maps
Bus seats are prioritised for those that live more than 4.8kms from the school. For those living less than 4.8km, a conditional seat will be allocated only if a seat is available. This seat must be relinquished if a higher priority student requires the seat.
A Student must be enrolled for a minimum of 3 days to be eligible for the Bus service.
Students will be provided with designated pick-up point. These will usually be on main roads and PTV bus stops rather than parking in front of houses.
Once we are provided with verified documentation and eligibility, we will contact you to discuss the next steps.
Additional Information
Parent Payments
Under the Department of Education and Training’s Parent Payments Policy, Victorian government schools are required to provide transparent information to their school community on voluntary parent/carer contributions.
The following link contains the documents outline the voluntary parent/carer contributions at our school:
Before and after school supervision arrangements
Student safety at Rosamond School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.
Before school: School grounds are supervised from 8:45am in the morning to enable student drop off and bus drop off to occur. Parents are to supervise their child/ren in their vehicles if they arrive on site before supervision commences.
After school: School grounds are supervised until 3:15pm to enable students to transition to the appropriate buses or to parent cars smoothly.
Students should not be on school grounds outside these times and will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school supervised extracurricular activity).
Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).
For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy, contact the school office. This policy includes Rosamond School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.
Enrolment Enquiry