Darlinghurst Public School

Quality Education, Quality Programs, Quality Opportunities

Telephone02 9331 4295

Emaildarlinghur-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Enrolment

Enrolments

When you’re ready to enrol your child in our school, please bring the completed NSW Application to Enrol Form, and your original documentation, to the Admin Office during school hours.

The second last page of the application form contains a short checklist of documents required to finalise the enrolment application:

  • Original Birth Certificate

  • Current Immunisation Record and

  • 2x Proof of Residential Address. We ask for at least one fixed utility bill (gas, electricity, water); as well as  either a second utility bill, a current lease agreement, or a current council rates notice.

For more information, visit primary school enrolment or contact us to discuss your child’s enrolment. Please give us a call if you have any queries or questions about the enrolment process or timeline.

Download an application to enrol (PDF 579KB).

We encourage parents to discuss any medical conditions or other special circumstances with us before your child starts school. As outlined below, please contact the school if you are looking to make an Out of Area application.

Application forms must be completed in English. However, a translated application to enrol may help you to fill out the form in English. 

Kindergarten 2026 School Enrolment

School Tours

Monday 31 March at 10am

Tuesday 6 May at 2pm

Monday 16 June at 10am

Booking Link

 

Download the 2026 Kindergarten Orientation Program (coming soon) 

Download the 2025 Kindergarten Information (coming soon)

Parent Information Session

TBC @ 9.30am or

TBC @ 6pm

Orientation Visits

Transition to 'Big School' can be a big and exciting event for students. The children will be involved in a range of small group activities typically dine in a Kindergarten classroom.

Orientation Sessions

TBC @ 9.30am -11am

TBC @ 9.30am -11am

Useful Information

We have developed an information booklet for parents about starting school. The booklet contains information on how to prepare your child, what you need to enrol, age considerations, and other relevant information. Please refer to the links below.

Useful Information for Starting School

2026 School Information Booklet (coming soon)

 

Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.

Local enrolment area

Check your address on School Finder to see if it is within our local intake area. Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.

How to enrol

If you live in our intake area and would like to apply to enrol at our school, start by submitting an online enrolment application. Online enrolment is currently only available for Australian or New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.

If you are not able to apply online or you prefer not to, download the paper application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this.

Online enrolment can also be used for out-of-area enrolment. Please note that out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department’s enrolment policy.

Enrolment applications are finalised at the school.

For more information, visit primary school enrolment.

For more information, visit:

How to enrol - Year 6 into Year 7

In NSW government schools, applying to move from primary school to high school is a 2-step process that starts with an Expression of Interest. Visit the moving to high school page to learn more about the process.

  • If you have received an offer from our school for placement into Year 7 next year, the next step is to visit online enrolment to proceed with the offer and complete the enrolment application.
  • If you did not submit an expression of interest or are not eligible, visit online enrolment to start a new application to our school.
  • If you submitted your expression of interest using a paper form, or would prefer not to enrol online, use the application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form.

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.

Temporary visas and international students

The Temporary Residents Program has information about eligibility and the forms to complete an application.

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.

Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.

Please call the Admin Office on (02) 9331 4295 to discuss our enrolment procedures further or email us at darlinghur-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Temporary visas and international students

For information about eligibility and forms to complete, visit the Temporary Residents Program.

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.