Prep Enrolments

At Charles La Trobe College and Olympic Village PS our Prep students are warmly welcomed into our community. As a smaller school we offer our primary students a personalised school experience in which all children are known and supported by their teachers and school leaders.

We use information from the Pre-School Transition Statement together with school based assessments (completed during the commencement program) to ensure we meet the individual needs of all our students. Our teachers provide programs that are matched to each child’s interests and abilities; this approach ensures that all children experience learning success. In addition to the core curriculum (Australian Curriculum) we offer excursions (including a swimming program), incursions, performing and visual arts programs, Auslan (at La Trobe), First Nations Studies (at Olympic Village) and Science extension programs including Maker Clubs and the Print-A-Car Challenge.

Prep Orientation

The Prep transition programs begin with the future Prep students participating in three transition days in Term 4. The aim of this program is to support our new pupils become familiar with school and to introduce them to life as a primary school student. The sessions are highly structured and include activities which are engaging and provide positive experiences. Parent information sessions are also held during the transition days.

Prep Transition Program

At the beginning of the school year, our Prep students attend school four days a week for the first four weeks of Term 1. The student free days enable our teaching staff to conduct assessments to understand the individual learning needs of each child. In Week 5 of Term 1, Prep students commence a full five day per week program. A number of supports are put in place to ensure every child has a smooth transition to school, including a “Buddy Program” in which all our Prep students are assigned a Year 5 buddy. Buddies look out for Prep students as they adapt to school life and begin to form new friendship groups with their classmates.

Students enrol at their closest campus, either La Trobe or Olympic Village. You can use Find My School to work out your designated campus.

• La Trobe Campus
• Olympic Village PS