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CGPS Students in the News

Some of our students and teachers were a part of a Channel 10 news story on the return to home learning.
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2021 Prep Open Morning - Cancelled

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak we have had to cancel our open morning. Read More

2021 Enrolments Open

Applications are now open for 2021 Prep Enrolments at Carlton Gardens Primary School. If you have a child who will be turning five before 30^th April 2021, they are able to start school next year. Due to current restrictions, enrolment forms and supporting information is to be e-mailed or posted, to the school for processing. Please submit your enrolment form by August 15 to ensure your child is part of Prep Transition.

Our email is carlton.gardens.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Due to the opening of the Docklands Primary School next year, the Department of Education and Training’s designated neighbourhood boundaries have changed in our area. All new families will need to check https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au/ to ensure they are enrolling their child in their correct designated neighbourhood school.

For more information click here.

Community Engagement Report

Thanks for taking part in our survey!
We wish to thank the Carlton Gardens Primary School community for their thoughtful suggestions on our school’s future upgrades. Our community’s ideas and feedback will help to shape the planning and design of our school’s project. Learn more about what we heard from our community by clicking here.

Jenny Mikakos MP Press Release

Jenny Mikakos MP announced Carlton Gardens Primary School in Melbourne is among nine metropolitan schools to share in an investment of $130.1 million to help provide additional capacity to meet enrolment growth. When completed, these projects, part of the Established Areas Program, will provide 1,550 extra spaces for Victorian students.

Carlton Gardens Primary School will receive at least $10.59 million to deliver an upgrade and modernisation of the school, including adding new facilities for an additional 150 students to meet enrolment growth for the 2022 school year.

Returning to School

Following advice from the Victorian Government on Tuesday 12 May, some students will be returning to school from Tuesday 26 May.

The Victorian Chief Health Officer has advised that it is safe for Victorian school students and teachers to return to on-site schooling in a two-staged approach:

Stage 1 – from Tuesday 26 May

Early years students (Prep to Grade 2) and senior secondary students (Year 11 and 12) undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), and all specialist school students will return to on-site schooling. All staff will attend on-site.

Stage 2 - from Tuesday 9 June

Grade 3 to Year 10 students will return to on-site schooling, subject to health advice.

The Department’s latest advice on can be found at www.education.vic.gov.au/coronavirus

New Designated Neighbourhood School Area for 2021

In 2021 we will have a new Designated Neighbourhood School Area. If you are looking to enrol your child at Carlton Gardens in 2021 please visit findmyschool.vic.gov.au to view the new area. Read More

Update on Coronavirus

Dear community,

As you may be aware, the situation regarding the emerging outbreak of novel coronavirus has continued to evolve.

The Commonwealth’s Chief Medical Officer and Victoria’s Chief Health Officer have recommended a stronger precautionary approach to managing coronavirus for travellers returning from mainland China (not including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) from the 1 February 2020.

This recommendation is that parents/guardians/carers should ensure that any student returning from mainland China (not including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) who was in mainland China on or after 1 February 2020 is isolated at home and should not attend school until 14 days after they were last in mainland China. Read More

Welcome to 2020

Welcome back everybody to the 2020 school year. We hope that everyone managed to find some quality time to relax with friends and family during the summer break and that the start of this year has been a positive one for you all.

This year, we again welcome new families to CGPS across all year levels including our new Foundation (Prep) families. We know that the whole community joins us in welcoming you all to our school and trust that your time with us is positive and enjoyable.

Find My School

See our school zone online

The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online.

Findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If your child is preparing to enter Prep and want to know more about the public primary school options in our area, or you know someone who is interested in enrolling at our school, try findmyschool.vic.gov.au today

If you have a question about the website, contact the Victorian School building Authority Hotline on 1800 896 950or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au