How to enrol

Every child has the right to access quality public education in their local community. If you live in our local intake area, start your journey to join our vibrant school community today. Follow these key steps:

1. Check your eligibility:  use School Finder to confirm if your address is within our local intake area.
2. Read:  other enrolment details for our school.
3. Apply online:  complete our online enrolment application.
4. If you would like to enrol at Kent Road Public School please download an application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB).

Visit NSW Department of Education for more information on enrolling in NSW public schools including:

• local intake areas
• non-local enrolments
• additional learning needs
• starting or transitioning to school
• moving schools
• other ways to enrol.

Ready to enrol?

We’re excited to welcome your family to our school community! To begin your journey, simply complete our online application form.

Enrol online

Kindergarten Enrolment

Apply online

Our new online enrolment process makes it easier and faster to enrol your child at your local school.

To apply online, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
• live in the local enrolment area of this school.

Apply for enrolment online

If you are not eligible to use the online form or prefer not to, you can download an application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB)

Kindergarten children must be five years old by the 31st July 2026 in order to enrol in Kindergarten (for the 2026 school year) and must start school by the end of semester one. You will need to provide the following documentation prior to your child starting school:

• Birth certificate or passport

• Immunisation certificate

  • more information on immunisation can be found at the Ryde Council Immunisation Clinic (PDF 2.2MB)

• Proof of residential address, (eg. original copies of council rates notice, lease agreement, electricity account, statutory declaration etc.)

Moving to high school

Visit the moving to high school page to find out more about the transition of year 6 students into year 7.

Distance education

Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.

For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.

Temporary visas and international students

For information about eligibility and forms to complete, visit the temporary residents program.

Temporary residents

Students arriving from overseas will need to bring their passports and visas when enrolling at school and special conditions may exist for some visa holders. For students who are Temporary Residents, an Authority to Enrol document must be issued by the Department of Education prior to commencing enrolment.

Priority must be given to students living within the school's enrolment boundaries. Students who live outside the local area are entitled to apply to enrol at Kent Road PS, and depending on vacancies, the school may accept the enrolment. Decisions regarding enrolment will be made by the school's enrolment committee.

Moving overseas

Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT?

Email  document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au  to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.

CRICOS provider name: NSW Department of Education

CRICOS provider code: 00588M

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School contributions

In NSW public schools, all financial contributions are voluntary. Every student has full access to the curriculum, regardless of whether contributions are made.

For more information, see Voluntary school contributions on the Department of Education's website.