Enrolment Criteria
ENROLMENT PROCEDURES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE SUTHERLAND SHIRE
The purpose of this document is to provide practical guidance to Principals and pastors in processing enrolment applications to systemic Catholic secondary schools in the Sutherland Shire. Parents may also find this document useful in understanding the processes used by schools.
Processes outlined in this document are mandatory and form the basis for enrolment procedures at the local level. They are intended to support Principals in their implementation of the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board Enrolment Policy 1997.
An enrolment committee has been established by each school to advise the Principal on enrolment matters. This committee includes: the Principal, a Primary Principal, a Parish Priest of one of the designated feeder parishes and two parents.
While the Catholic systemic school must endeavour to provide opportunities for evangelisation whenever possible, the priority for enrolment is given in the following order.
Order of Acceptance
1. Baptised Catholic children of families who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish/parishes, who are actively involved in the life of a feeder parish community and who attend the nominated feeder schools.
2. Baptised Catholic children of families who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parishes, who are actively involved in the life of a Feeder parish community but who do not attend a nominated feeder school.
3. Baptised Catholic children of families who are actively involved in the life of a parish that is not a feeder parish, provided there are no vacancies at the child's own designated systemic secondary school.
4. Baptised Catholic children of families who attend the nominated feeder schools and who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish or parishes.
5. Baptised Catholic children of families who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish or parishes but who do not attend a nominated feeder school.
6. Baptised Catholic children of families who live outside of the geographic boundaries of the designated parish or parishes, provided there are no vacancies at the child's own designated systemic secondary school.
7. Children of Orthodox or other Christian families who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish/parishes and already attend a Catholic primary school.
8. Children of Orthodox or other Christian families who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish/parishes.
9. Children of families of other or no religious convictions who live within the geographic boundaries of the designated parish/parishes.
Note: 'Catholic' includes Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches.
Protocols
1. All children are enrolled on the condition that they and their parents agree to respect and abide by the Catholic mission of the school, including the religious education it offers for their children, and all the policies and procedures of that school.
2. Within the above categories consideration may be given to students with siblings already in the school.
3. Principals will confer when an individual application is received from outside the school's feeder school(s) or parish(es). The Principal of the school to which the application is made will inform the Principal of the designated school and consult with them about the circumstances of the application, before an enrolment offer is made.
4. A Principal may enrol a student for specific pastoral reasons in consultation with the Principal of the student's designated school.