Sacred Heart College

Thank you for your interest in Sacred Heart College. Please find the following enrolment procedure outlined for your consideration.

Application Procedure

To enrol at the College, you are requested to complete and return an Application for Enrolment Form together with:

• Payment of a non-refundable Application Fee
• Copy of a birth certificate or extract
• Visa or citizenship papers if born outside Australia
• Copy of any sacramental certificates
• Copy of most recent school report
• Copy of most recent NAPLAN report
• Documentation relating to any special needs (specialist reports, action plans, assessments etc)
• Copy of Court orders regarding custody of a child if applicable.

Enrolment applications for day students can be submitted to the College Registrar and applications for enrolment and boarding to the Boarding Registrar. Due to the high demand

for placements, it is important that you lodge your Application for Enrolment form well in advance with late applications subject to availability at any given time.

The Registrar will contact you 18 months to 2 years prior to your child’s nominated year of entry to arrange an enrolment interview in accordance to our enrolment criteria. An Application for Enrolment does not confirm enrolment to Sacred Heart College and applicants are placed on a waiting list.

Offers of Enrolment

An Offer of Placement is made following an interview. Acceptance of the offer is confirmed by returning a signed Acceptance of Offer form, Student Declaration and payment of an enrolment acceptance fee. Families will be informed should their son or daughter not be offered enrolment and the student’s name may remain on an enrolment waiting list for consideration as future placements become available.

The Enrolment Acceptance Fee

A non-refundable confirmation payment is required for each student on confirmation of their placement. This deposit is payable when the student is formally offered a place in the College.

Our Enrolment Criteria

Sacred Heart College welcomes applications from all families seeking a Catholic education for their children. We support and challenge our students to make the most of their talents and opportunities in order to take these beyond schooling to make the world a better place for all.

The following criteria is used to guide our decisions regarding enrolment priorities.

• Siblings of current students attending Sacred Heart College
• Children of old scholars from Sacred Heart College and Marymount College
• Students enrolled at Catholic Parish Schools
• Interstate transfers from Marist or other Catholic Schools
• Students living in regional and remote areas
• Practicing Catholics from non-Catholic schools
• Students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Students from other Christian denominations
• Students from other sectors including government and independent schools seeking a Sacred Heart College education.

Please note the priority order of enrolment. Should our enrolment maxima be reached further consideration will be given to year of entry at Parish Schools, date of submission of application form and possible alternative enrolment at another Catholic College.

Further Information

I encourage you to visit our College website to gain further insight regarding our College community and educational pathways that offer holistic student learning and values.

College Tours are conducted each term of both Champagnat Campus (Years 7 - 9) and Marcellin Campus (Years 10 - 12) and detailed Curriculum and Parent Handbooks are also available for your reference via the College Website.

Should you have any further questions, you are welcome to contact either the:

• College Registrar registrar@shc.sa.edu.au
• Boarding Registrar boarding@shc.sa.edu.au

Enrolment Policy

• The College has an inclusive Enrolment Policy and all students are welcome to enrol in accordance to our enrolment criteria as outlined on the Application for Enrolment Form.
• The preferential option for the poor and marginalised is fundamental in Catholic schools and is a priority for Sacred Heart College.
• All enrolments will require the completion of an ' Application for Enrolment Form’ including the submission of documentation outlined on the form. On receipt, the information will be entered onto the College’s administrative database and students waitlisted for their nominated year of entry.
• Students with Disabilities are eligible to enrol in accordance with the legal obligations of the Disability Discrimination Act (1992), the Disability Standards for Education (2005) and the Equal Opportunity Act (SA) 1984.