Enrolment

Magill School is a zoned school with a Capacity Management Plan. Living in Magill zone does not guarantee enrolment at the school. We do not currently register families outside of our school zone.

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CAPACITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Capacity Management Plan

 

 

ZONING

Magill School is a zoned school. Families must be able to provide ‘adequate proof of residency’ for living in the school zone, for the registration process to begin. Families who live outside the Magill School catchment area can also register.  

Please click on this link to find your local zoned school: 

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The Department have provided a link for families to ascertain when their child is due to commence school:
https://www.education.sa.gov.au/parents-and-families/enrol-school-or-preschool/school-enrolment/starting-school

 

 

2026 Enrolments 

Registration for 2026 Reception (January and Mid-year Intake)  

Please follow the below directions for ‘What do I need to provide to begin the registration process?” 

Term 1 – 2026 
Date of Birth: 1st May, 2020 – 30th April, 2021 

 
Term 3 – Mid-year – 2026
Date of Birth: 1st May, 2021 – 31st October, 2021 

 
Students enrolled through a mid-year intake will complete 6 terms of reception. 

Providing ‘Adequate Proof of Residency’ 

IN ZONE Enrolments 

Families are required to provide ‘adequate proof of residency’ (see below) and ‘proof of age’ to begin the process of registration. Once all documentation has been provided to the school, you will be issued a ‘registration of interest’ form to complete and return. Your child will then be placed on our register for consideration for enrolment in 2026.  

We do not give out registration forms until proof of residency has been provided. 

What do I need to provide to begin the registration process? 

Providing ‘Adequate proof of residency’ (see detailed information below) 
Families must be physically living in the Magill School zone to enable an in zone ‘registration of interest’ to begin. All documentation relating to ‘Adequate Proof of Residency’ must be provided to the school in the first instance, along with ‘Proof of Age’. 

‘Proof of Age’ 
Child’s Birth Certificate/Passport, Visa Documents, Student Reports and/or Specialist Assessments (if relevant). 

Once the ‘adequate proof of residency’ and the ‘proof of age’ documents have been provided to the school in their entirety; the school will provide you with a ‘registration of interest’ form to complete.  

If you RENT your residence – all documents below must be provided: 

• A rental agreement that covers the first 12-months of your child at school. A copy of your bond receipt, issued by Consumer and Business Services (REISA) 
• Current electricity or gas bill: If you have only just connected electricity, please provide a copy of your welcome email from your supplier, showing name, supply address and connection date. 

If you have PURCHASED your residence – all documents below must be provided: 

• A copy of your Contract of Sale (if recently purchased), or alternatively 
• A copy of a recent council rates notice. 
• A current electricity or gas bill.  If you have recently connected to a utility service, please provide a copy of your welcome email from your supplier, showing name, supply address and connection date. 

Proof of Age 

In addition, we require: 

• A copy of Child’s Birth Certificate or Passport 
• A copy of your child’s visa documentation (if applicable). 

Children with siblings currently attending the school 

Children who live outside of the school’s local (out-of-zone) area with older siblings currently attending the school will receive automatic entry during the registration of interest process for the coming school year, where: 

• the child meets the definition of sibling described in this procedure, 
• the child and sibling will be enrolled to attend the school in the same calendar year, 
• the sibling did not enter the school through a department approved selective entry or panel process (including special interest programs, specialised education option, bi-lingual, alternative placements or alternative curriculum streams) 

Out of Zone 

Families who live outside of Magill School zone can register their interest for 2026 and are required to provide the same documentation as in zone registrations.  Offers are made using a specified criteria applied to ensure fairness. 

The four criteria: 

1. Distance of the family residence from the school 
2. Curriculum 
3. Social 
4. Transport 

Each of the criteria once applied gives us a priority order for out of zone registrations, if any vacancies exist.  

Visa Papers 

If you have emigrated to Australia, please provide us with your Visa papers and Visa Number. If your child has limited oral and written English, there is an expectation that they attend an Intensive English Language program to develop their English proficiency. The zoned IELC school for Magill School is East Torrens Primary School. More information (available in different languages) can be found at Support to learn English (www.sa.gov.au) 

We do not enrol any International program students or short term placements of overseas students. 

International Students

Families wanting their child to register as an International Student, must contact International Education in the first instance. For more information about studying abroad in South Australia, please contact: 

It is the responsibility of the parents applying for enrolment to be able to verify to the satisfaction of the school that the information provided is true and factual. If a child is enrolled on the basis of false or misleading information (including residential address) the Chief Executive may direct that the child be instead enrolled at another Government school pursuant to section 63(1) of the Education and Children’s Services Act 2019. 

 

We DO NOT GIVE OUT ENROLMENT FORMS until an enrolment has been confirmed by the principal.​  

For further information please contact us by email at enrolment.officer588@schools.sa.edu.au or call the office on 8331 9422.