Our school zone

Our school zone is available on Find my School which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.

Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

For more information, you can visit school zones for answers to frequently asked questions.

2026 Foundation (Prep) Enrolments

The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Pakenham Lakeside Primary School. The timeline also applies to online enrolment.

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)

Our school is now using an online system for new enrolments to Victorian government schools called VicStudents.

VicStudents is available for students who are enrolling in a Victorian Government School for the first time. This includes Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2026. 

VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security. 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Pakenham Lakeside Primary School from 22 April 2025.

What you need to do:

1. Contact our school on 5940 9532 to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.  
2. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available by 22 April 2025).
3. Submit your online application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 25 July 2025.
4. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer on VicStudents by Friday 22 August 2025.
5. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.

Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department's Placement Policy.

To commence online enrolment: 

Visit students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form. Please ensure that all documents required are attached to the application.

If applying for Foundation (Prep) 2026, applications open on VicStudents from 22 April 2025.

A Quick Reference Guide to using the online system is available here.

We look forward to receiving your application.