Enrolment Application Form

Enrolment Process

We invite you to apply for the enrolment of your child/ren at Border Rivers Christian College by following these steps:

Parents wishing to apply for enrolment can obtain forms from our website or College office. Parents must submit a completed Enrolment Application Form and Supporting Documentation for each

child in the family, along with the Application Fee of $100 per family, which is non-refundable. Please see the checklist below for other required information. Documentation is to be submitted to college administration.

Payment of the application fee does not guarantee a position at the college, or an interview. A school tour is offered before the Principal’s interview. Please call the school on 07 4671 4123 and request a

time for this. Applications will be acknowledged when all information is received. Families will then be called for an

interview. This interview will allow the Principal or designated officer to become acquainted with the family and discern if the college has the resources, programs and personnel to support each student’s needs.

Any offer of a place at the college will be advised in writing, by mail, as soon as possible after the interview. Alternatively, where a place is not available, parents will be advised by mail, and may be provided with the

option of being placed on a waiting list for a place in the future. Should it become necessary that a child cannot continue enrolment at Border Rivers Christian College,

parents/guardians are required to provide notice in writing to the principal at least two school weeks prior to the student’s last day in class, or provide payment of one month’s fees in lieu of notice.

Rebecca MontgomeryPrincipal

CHECKLIST BEFORE SUBMISSION

Please ensure you have the following for enrolment application purposes:

Completed enrolment application form (for each child).

Completed Government MCEETYA data (part of the enrolment application form).

Completed medical information form, with significant health issues highlighted, and information

provided (for each child).

Policy Support Document, read and signed.

Direct debit request form (one per family).

Enrolment application fee of $100 per family.

Birth certificates for each child.

School Reports (at least 2 of the most recent reports if transferring from another school).

Most recent NAPLAN Test Score sheets if available.

Foster Care / court orders / details of shared custody arrangements, if applicable.

Details of any behavioural difficulties; including any suspensions, or removal from another school, if

applicable.

Details of any learning difficulties; including any previous school or medical assessment if applicable.

Your questions for the enrolment interview; including any specific concerns you have in relation to

your child’s education.

If relevant information is withheld during the enrolment process (such as previous school

suspensions), it may nullify the enrolment process and any offer of a place in the school,

notwithstanding the Principal’s discretion and right to decide.

In all cases pertaining to student enrolment, the Principal’s decision is final.

Application for EnrolmentPlease complete a separate enrolment application form and medical form for each child . Please

answer all questions. Only one policy support document and direct debit form is required per

family. Please see checklist before submitting your documents. Please include your non-refundable

application fee of $100. School fees are as noted in the fee schedule.

Student Details

Surname __________________________ First name _______________________________

Other name/s __________________________ Preferred name ___________________________

Date of birth ____ / _____ / ______ Male or Female _________________

For commencement into Year Level ________ in Term ______ of 201__.

(For entry into Prep, your child must turn 5 by 30th June in the year enrolment commences.)

Parent / Guardian Details

The following information applies to the key persons that have legal authority to raise the child and

wish to interact with the school in the child’s education.

Father / Guardian

Full Name ________________________________________________ Title _______________

Address _____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Home phone __________________ Mobile _________________ Work __________________

Occupation ________________________ Employer _____________________________

Email _______________________________________________________________________

Mother / Guardian

Full Name ________________________________________________ Title ______________

Address _____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Home phone__________________ Mobile __________________ Work _________________

Occupation ______________________ Employer ______________________________

Email _______________________________________________________________________

Siblings

Full Name Birth date Year to start (N/A if not applicable)

______________________________ ____ /____ /____ ______________

______________________________ ____ /____ /____ ______________

______________________________ ____ /____ /____ ______________

______________________________ ____ /____ /____ ______________

______________________________ ____ /____ /____ ______________

Further family details (if applicable)

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Please advise if you have any of the following:

Family Court Orders Yes / NoDomestic Violence Orders Yes / NoFoster Child Orders Yes / No Shared custody arrangements Yes / No

The school requires full disclosure, with copies of court orders presented for school records.

Church Details

I/We adhere to the Christian faith (please circle) Yes / No

If yes: Name of Church ______________________________________________

Name of Minister ___________________________ Minister’s phone _____________________

My child regularly attends (please circle) Church / Sunday School / Youth Group / None of these

Educational Information

How would you describe your child’s current educational progress (please tick below)

_____ High/Good _____ Normal _____ Needs Encouragement _____ Learning Difficulties

Comments_____________________________________________________________________

Has your child been in a Learning Support program at another school? Yes / No

Has your child been ascertained (assessed) by previous school or medical specialists as having a

learning, psychological or behavioural disability? Yes / No

If your child has a psychological (inc. social, emotional) or learning disability, what is the disability

and how has it affected their learning and school participation (you may add further sheets if you

wish)

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Please provide contact details in relation to the above if your child has special needs:

Name _____________________________________ Phone ___________________________

Relationship to child (e.g. doctor) ______________________________________________________

Please share any other information that may have an influence on your child’s education or that is

relevant to college enrolment. This should include learning or behavioural issues and custody

matters. Further information may be presented at the interview to cover these details.

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Please share why you wish to have your child attend Border Rivers Christian College.

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Please provide details if your child has attended another school

School Name Grades completed Year(s) attended

___________________________________________ ______________ ____________

___________________________________________ ______________ ____________

Particular achievements at previous school/s that you wish to share:

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Extra-Curricular Activities

Please give details of your child’s extra-curricular activities such as vocal, instrumental, drama,

sport, debating, technology, academic, art, or other areas of special interest.

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Standard Collection Notice (parents/guardians please read carefully)

1. The School collects personal information, including sensitive information about pupils and parents or guardians before and during the course of a pupil's enrolment at the School. This may be in writing or in the course of conversations. The primary purpose of collecting this information is to enable the School to provide schooling to the pupil and to enable them to take part in all the activities of the School.

2. Some of the information we collect is to satisfy the School's legal obligations, particularly to enable the School to discharge its duty of care.

3. Laws governing or relating to the operation of a school require certain information to be collected and disclosed. These include relevant Education Acts, and Public Health and Child Protection laws.

4. Health information about pupils is sensitive information within the terms of the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act. We may ask you to provide medical reports about pupils from time to time.

5. The School from time to time discloses personal and sensitive information to others for administrative and educational purposes, including to facilitate the transfer of a pupil to another school. This includes to other schools, government departments, medical practitioners, and people providing services to the School, including specialist visiting teachers, [sports] coaches, volunteers and counsellors.

6. Personal information collected from pupils is regularly disclosed to their parents or guardians.7. The School may store personal information in the 'cloud' which may mean that it resides on servers which

are situated outside Australia.8. The School's Privacy Policy sets out how parents or pupils may seek access to personal information collected

about them. However, there will be occasions when access is denied. Such occasions would include where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others, where access may result in a breach of the School's duty of care to the pupil, or where pupils have provided information in confidence.

9. The School Privacy Policy also sets out how you may complain about a breach of privacy and how the School will deal with such a complaint.

10. As you may know the School from time to time engages in fundraising activities. Information received from you may be used to make an appeal to you. It may also be disclosed to organisations that assist in the School's fundraising activities solely for that purpose. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes without your consent.

11. On occasions information, such as academic and sporting achievements, pupil activities and similar news is published in School newsletters and magazines [and on our website]. Photographs of pupil activities such as sporting events, school camps and school excursions may be taken for publication in School newsletters and magazines [and on our website]. The School will obtain separate permissions from the pupils' parent or guardian prior to publication.

12. If you provide the School with the personal information of others, such as doctors or emergency contacts, we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to the School and why, that they can access that information if they wish and that the School does not usually disclose this information to third parties.

Commitment to the School

Acceptance and continued enrolment at the College is subject to the following agreement existing

between the College and the family of the student described in this application.

I/We, (parents/guardians) _________________________________________________ acknowledge that

I/we have been informed on school fees, principles and policies, and that I/we have not withheld any

information about my/our child that the College has asked for, and that failure to reveal relevant information

may nullify the enrolment offer.

I/We agree with and will fully support the College’s focus on Christian Education based on biblical principles,

and endorse these things being taught to my/our child.

I/We pledge to support the College in the discipline and teaching of my/our child as set out by the College.

I/We understand that the education and training of my/our child is my/our responsibility in partnership with

the College.

I/We accept the right of the College to terminate enrolment if difficulties arise that cannot be resolved.

I/We will support the daily educational process and requirements of Border Rivers Christian College. This

includes support of uniform compliance/dress standards, homework completion, use of books and materials,

and extends to travel to and from school, and any activity connected with the school beyond the school

hours.

I/we accept the responsibility to prioritise our personal finances to ensure that school fees and charges are

paid in full and on time. We understand that late payment or non-payment may in the first instance deny our

child the opportunity to participate in various activities and will eventually result in a suspension of

enrolment until the fees are paid. Should fees continue to remain unpaid we acknowledge that recovery

action will be initiated via a debt recovery agent appointed by the college.

The College will strive to provide a Christian education as described at the enrolment interview, and other

documentation available to parents.

Withholding Information

Border Rivers Christian College is not detached from the needs and challenges of families within the

local community.

However, during the entire enrolment process, the school requires and expects that parents and

care givers will inform the school through the application forms, attached documents, and school

reports (showing grades, behaviour, and information on any learning difficulties), medical records

and the like, and the interview with the Principal, on all matters pertaining to the student’s

willingness and capacity to participate in a normal school day. Failure to reveal this information will

nullify the enrolment offer and the student will be suspended pending a new enrolment process.

Privacy Declaration

The information supplied in this enrolment will not be used for purposes other than for processing

and school records. If the enrolment is accepted, the data will be entered into the computer

database for reference and administration purposes. If the enrolment is not accepted, then no

information will be recorded, and the enrolment form will be destroyed.

Signatures:

(Father/Guardian) ___________________________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____

(Mother/Guardian) __________________________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____

MCEETYA Data Collection FormThis information is required for government assessment and reporting purposes.

Note: Information on occupation groups can be found at the end of this form.

Name of student:

First name Last name

Home address of student:

Number and street name Suburb Postcode

1

Sex

Male……

….…

[ ]

Female…

…….

[ ]

2 Is the student of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?

(For persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, mark both 'Yes' boxes.)

No…………………………………………………. [ ]

Yes, Aboriginal……………………………… [ ]

Yes, Torres Strait Islander……………… [ ]

3 In which country was the student born?

Australia ……………………………………. [ ]

Other …………..…………………………… [ ]

If other, please specify

_____________________________

4 Does the student, their parents, or guardians, speak a language other than English at home?

(If more than one language, indicate the one that is spoken most often.)

English only ................... ………………… ……………..….. …………………

Italian ........…………..……… ………………… ……………..….. ………………

French............................. ………………… ……………..….. ………………

Cantonese ……………… ………………… ……………..….. ………………

Mandarin .....................… ………………… ……………..…..

Afrikaans ...................... ………………… ……………..…..

Tagalog (Filipino) …….. ………………… ……………..…..

Other, please specify________________________________________

5(a) What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the parents/guardians have

completed?

Mark one box only in each column

Mother/guardian Father/

guardian

Year 12 or equivalent.............…………….. ………..…..…………….

Year 11 or equivalent.............…………….. ………..…..…………….

Year 10 or equivalent….........………………. ………..…..…………….

Year 9, equivalent, or below..……………… ………..…..…………….

5(b) What is the level of the highest qualification the parents/guardians have completed?

Mark one box only in each column

Mother/guardian Father/guardian

Bachelor degree or above....……………… ………..…..…………….

Advanced diploma/Diploma.……………… ………..…..…………….

Certificate I to IV (including trade

certificate)

………..…..…………….

No non-school qualification...……………… ………..…..…………….

6(a) What is the occupation group of the

Mother / guardian? (Choose from Groups 1 – 4 below)

6(b) What is the occupation group of the

Father / guardian? (Choose from Groups 1 – 4 below)

Please select the appropriate parental occupation group from the

attached list.

If the person is not currently in paid work but has had a job in the last 12

months or has retired in the last 12 months, please use the person’s last

occupation.

If the person has not been in paid work in the last 12 months, enter ‘8’ in

the box above.

Thank you for your time.

List of Parental Occupation Groups (for question 6)

Group 1: Senior management in large business organisation, senior government administration and

defence, and qualified professionals in management.

Senior executive/manager/department head in industry, commerce, media or other large

organisation.

Public service manager (Section head or above), regional director (health/education/police/fire),

senior administrator.

Other senior administrator (School principal, faculty head/dean, library/museum/gallery director,

research facility director).

Defence Forces Commissioned Officer

Air/sea transport [aircraft/ship’s captain/officer/pilot, flight officer, flying instructor, air traffic

controller]

Professionals generally have degrees or higher qualifications, and experience in applying this

knowledge to design, develop or operate complex systems; to identify, treat and advise on

problems; and teach others in their field of expertise. Professionals may be in Health, Education,

Law, Social Welfare, Engineering, Science, Computing, and Business.

Group 2: Business managers, arts/media/sportspersons and other professionals.

Business/administration manager [includes recruitment / employment / industrial relations /

training officer, marketing/advertising specialist, market research analyst, technical sales

representative, retail buyer, office manager / project manager].

Defence Forces Senior Non-Commissioned Officer

Owner/manager of farm, construction, import/export, wholesale, manufacturing, transport, real

estate business

Specialist manager [finance/engineering/production/personnel/industrial

relations/sales/marketing].

Financial services manager [bank branch manager, finance/investment/insurance broker,

credit/loans officer].

Retail sales/services manager [shop, petrol station, restaurant, club, hotel/motel, cinema, theatre,

agency]

Arts/media/professional sportsperson.

Associate professionals usually have diplomas or other qualification and may be in Health,

Education, Law, Social Welfare, Engineering, Science, Computing, also includes associate

professionals in government departments.

Group 3: Tradesmen/women, clerks and skilled office, sales and service staff

Tradesmen/women generally have completed a 4 year Trade Certificate, usually by apprenticeship.

All tradesmen/women are included in this group.

Clerks [bookkeeper, bank/PO clerk, statistical/actuarial clerk, accounting/claims/audit clerk, payroll

clerk, recording/registry/filing clerk, betting clerk, stores/inventory clerk, purchasing/order clerk,

freight/transport/shipping clerk, bond clerk, customs agent, customer services clerk, admissions

clerk]

Skilled office, sales and service staff.

Office [secretary, personal assistant, desktop publishing operator, switchboard operator]

Sales [company sales representative, auctioneer, insurance agent/assessor/loss adjuster, market

researcher]

Service [aged/disabled/refuge/child care worker, nanny, meter reader, parking inspector, postal

worker, courier, travel agent, tour guide, flight attendant, fitness instructor, casino

dealer/supervisor]

Group 4: Machine operators, hospitality staff, assistants, labourers and related workers

Drivers, mobile plant, production/processing machinery and other machinery operators.

Hospitality staff [hotel service supervisor, receptionist, waiter, bar attendant, kitchen hand, porter,

housekeeper]

Office assistants, sales assistants and other assistants.

Office [typist, word processing/data entry/business machine operator, receptionist, office assistant]

Sales [sales assistant, motor vehicle/caravan/parts salesperson, checkout operator, cashier,

bus/train conductor, ticket seller, service station attendant, car rental desk staff, street vendor,

telemarketer, shelf stacker]

Assistant/aide [trades’ assistant, school/teacher's aide, dental assistant, veterinary nurse, nursing

assistant, museum/gallery attendant, usher, home helper, salon assistant, animal attendant]

Labourers and related workers

Defence Forces ranks below senior NCO not included above

Agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fishing, mining worker [farm overseer, shearer, wool/hide classer,

farm hand, horse trainer, nurseryman, greenkeeper, gardener, tree surgeon, forestry/logging

worker, miner, seafarer/fishing hand]

Other worker [labourer, factory hand, storeman, guard, cleaner, caretaker, laundry worker, trolley

collector, car park attendant, crossing supervisor]