St Spyridon College - Applications

Entry Requirements

The following key factors are reviewed as part of the Enrolment process and prior to a student’s entry to St Spyridon College:

  • A student’s track record including academic performance, attendance, behaviour, and general conduct,
  • An academic assessment and entrance examination, reports, references, 
  • An interview with the Head of College or her delegate.

All applications for enrolment are to be accompanied by:

  • Birth Certificate
  • Baptismal Certificate (where applicable)
  • Reference by Priest (where applicable)
  • Report / Profile from School, Preschool or Child Care Centre (as applicable).

All other things being equal, priority is given to siblings of enrolled students, children of Alumni, Orthodox families, clergy of Canonical Orthodox Churches, Parish staff and volunteers, as well as benefactors’ children and grandchildren (identified by a confirmation of letter from the Parish).

Enrolments are processed in the order that they are received and may not be considered until a suitable time during the Academic Year.

Assessment Process

Kinder Minus One and Kindergarten

Students commencing Kinder Minus One must be 4 years old on, or before, 31 May in preparation for entry into Kindergarten the following year. Students commencing Kindergarten must be 5 years old on, or before 31 May.

Enrolment for the Kinder Minus One program is only for children who will be attending Kindergarten the following year. It is a condition of enrolment that children are completely independent at toileting.

A school entry assessment is conducted to attest to the child’s readiness to commence formal schooling and includes:

  • Oral communication skills
  • Literacy (print concepts, letter identification, phonemic awareness, sight words)
  • Fine motor skills and physical development
  • Social behaviours, interaction skills, and emotional maturity
  • Information from Reports/Portfolio profiles from pre-entry institutions
  • Information from reports from other professionals, for example Psychologists, medical practitioners, and therapists.

Acceptance to the Kinder Minus One program will be based on a student’s academic level and readiness, the behaviour, welfare, and safety of other students, and whether the student’s needs can be met with the offerings available to them via our program. Information will be sought from previous education institutions, including childcare and preschool, as well as current reporting from specialist practitioners.

Years 1-6

Acceptance to the College will be based on a student’s academic level and readiness, the behaviour, welfare, and safety of other students, and whether the student’s needs can be met with the offerings available to them via our program. Information will be sought from previous education institutions, where academic progress reports, NAPLAN reports, and general feedback will be required, as well as current reporting from specialist practitioners.

For students entering Years 4, 5, or 6, an additional academic assessment may be necessary to evaluate their academic needs and determine how well their abilities align with the prospective cohort.

Year 7

Student entry into Year 7 is typically finalised when students are in Year 5. Students who are not enrolled at the St Spyridon Junior Campus are invited to sit an Entrance Examination during Term 4 of Year 5. This diagnostic assessment evaluates the student’s academic needs and determines how well their abilities align with the prospective cohort.

Acceptance to the College will be based on a student’s academic level, the behaviour, welfare, and safety of other students, and whether the student’s needs can be met with the offerings available to them via our program. Information will be sought from previous education institutions, where academic progress reports, NAPLAN reports, and general feedback will be required, as well as current reporting from specialist practitioners.

Years 8-11

Students who express an interest in entering the College in Years 8-11 are invited to sit an Entrance Examination. This diagnostic assessment evaluates the student’s academic needs and determines how well their abilities align with the prospective cohort.

Acceptance to the College will be based on the size of the existing cohort, a student’s academic level, the behaviour, welfare, and safety of other students, and whether the student’s needs can be met with the offerings available to them via our program; this includes the offering of elective courses in Stage 5 (Year 9 and 10) and Stage 6 (Year 11 and 12). Furthermore, information will be sought from previous education institutions, where academic progress reports, NAPLAN reports, and general feedback will be required, as well as current reporting from specialist practitioners.

Year 12

Entry into Year 12 will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Head of College.

Conditions of Enrolment

Further information is provided in the Student Enrolment Policy.

 Offers for placement are made subject to the College’s Conditions of Enrolment.