Enrolling at CPPS
Chirnside Park Primary School is a sought after high performing public school of around 400 students that has experienced significant enrolment pressure over the last few years. Firstly, to check that Chirnside Park Primary School is your local designated neighbourhood school, please go to:
- Enter your permanent residential address under ’Enter your address to get started’
- Select the appropriate enrolment year
- Select Primary under ‘School Type’
The map will then show you your address, your local school, and on the left the contact details for the school. If you scroll down, it will also show you the five closest schools to your address. If Chirnside Park Primary School is your local school as identified via. Findmyschool.vic.gov.au then you are guaranteed a place at our wonderful school.
If you are looking at Chirnside Park Primary School as a possible choice for your child, and your child turns five by the 30th of April, then the next step is to book an enrolment tour with your preferred date and time via the form provided on this website.
Please note that your preferred date and time is not guaranteed but we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Once we have received your form, a member of the front office team will contact you to confirm a date and time for the tour that suits you. Tours are conducted weekly across varying days.
Tours are conducted individually by a member of the executive leadership team and usually take about 30-40 minutes. During this time you will walk the grounds and visit a number of classrooms Prep -6. We want you to get a feel for our school, and feel free to ask any questions that you may have about your child and our school to see whether it is the best fit for you and your child.
At the conclusion of the tour you will be given an information pack that complements what you have seen and heard on the tour. As of 22 April 2025, Chirnside Park Primary School will be in contact with new families who have completed a tour with the school and families of siblings who have contacted the school to inform us of their 2026 enrolment interest.
You can then submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025 through the Insights enrolment program (Link to the Insight enrolment portal will be provided)
You will be notified by email of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you will need to complete your acceptance/rejection of the offer through the Insight portal by Friday 22 August 2025.