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For information on the registration of interest and enrolment process for 2025, download the Starting Secondary School brochure (PDF 1 MB) , or you can approach your local secondary school for a hard copy.
How to register your interest for secondary school in 2025
Registration is for students in year 6 who are starting secondary school in 2025.
Students at government primary schools
Step 1
Make sure your child’s primary school has your current email address and your child’s correct residential address. Contact your primary school to update.
These details are used for the ‘registration of interest form’ and to determine your child’s local school.
You will need to supply proof of residence documents to your primary school if you want to make any changes to the address details on the registration of interest form.
Step 2
Families with students enrolled at government primary schools will receive a unique URL (or web address) by email or letter from their primary school at the beginning of term 2 in the week beginning 29 April. The URL is sent to the person who has legal responsibility for the child and can only be submitted once.
Use this URL to access your online registration of interest form and nominate the public secondary school you want your child to attend in 2025. You can nominate up to 3 schools.
Complete and submit the registration of interest form by Friday 24 May 2024.
Paper forms are available from your primary school if you cannot access the internet.
You will receive an enrolment offer between Wednesday 7 August and Friday 9 August 2024.
Students at non-government primary schools
For children enrolled at non-government schools please email questions about registration of interest, enrolment, proof of residence or policy queries to education.startingsecondaryschool@sa.gov.au.
Step 1
Download the registration of interest form (available by the start of term 2 2024) for children enrolled at a non-government schools.
If you can’t download a form, you can ask one of the following to send you the form:
- your local secondary school
- your local education office
- email education.startingsecondaryschool@sa.gov.au to have it emailed to you.
Step 2
Use the find a school tool to help find your child’s zoned school.
If your zoned secondary school is your preferred choice, select yes in section 3 on your registration of interest form.
Step 3
Provide the following proof of residence documentation with the completed registration of interest form – refer confirming enrolment to school, preschool or kindergarten.
- If you own your home, you must provide:
- a copy of the property’s contract of sale OR recent council rates notice, AND
- a recent gas or electricity bill for that property.
- If you rent your home, you must provide ALL of the below:
- a rental agreement that covers the first 12 months at the school
- a bond receipt lodged with Consumer and Business Services showing the current place of residence
- a recent gas or electricity bill for that property.
Schools with a capacity management plan require a rental agreement that covers at least the first 12 months that the student will be attending the school.
Step 4
Return the completed registration of interest form and proof of residence documents by Friday 24 May 2024 to education.startingsecondaryschool@sa.gov.au
Or mail to:
Statewide Transition Team
Department for Education
Level 10, 31 Flinders Street
Adelaide 5000
You will receive an enrolment offer between Wednesday 7 August and Friday 9 August 2024.
Information videos to help families of children currently attending year 6 in a government school complete the online registration of interest form
How to access the online registration of interest form and accept the zoned school
How to access the online registration of interest form and accept the zoned school video transcript
Open the form by clicking on the email link or typing in the URL provided.
Check that the student name is correct.
Select ‘Student details’ from the menu, or ‘Next’
Enter the child’s current residential address.
Select the type of property from ‘Own house’ or Renting a property’, and attach the required documents, in this case a rent agreement, a rental bond receipt, and a utility bill.
Click the question marks throughout the form for further information.
Confirm if Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander.
Select ‘Next’
Enter the parent details, and select ‘Zoned/local school’ from the menu, or ‘Next’.
Select the preferred shared zone school and provide reasons for this selection.
Select ‘Yes - I would like my child to attend their local/zoned school’.
If you have applied for a special interest program make sure to list this as a preference.
If your child is awaiting assessment for placement in a special options setting please select the tick box
Click ‘Submit’ from the menu, or ‘Next’.
Check the details are correct on the form summary.
Tick the ‘Privacy’, ‘Authority’ and ‘Information’ declarations and then ‘Submit’.
End of transcript.
How to accept an enrolment at a school with a shared zoned
How to accept an enrolment at a school with a shared zoned video transcript
Open the form by clicking on the email link or typing in the URL provided.
Check that the student name is correct.
Select ‘Student details’ from the menu.
Confirm if the child’s current residential address has changed, and if they’re Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander
Select ‘Parent/carer details’ from the menu, or ‘Next’.
Enter the parent details, and select ‘Zoned/local school’ from the menu, or ‘Next’.
Select ‘Yes - I would like my child to attend their local/zoned school’.
If you have applied for a special interest program make sure to list this as a preference.
If your child is awaiting assessment for placement in a special options setting please select the tick box
Click the question marks throughout the form for further information.
Click ‘Submit’ from the menu, or Next’.
Check details are correct on the form summary.
Tick the ‘Privacy’, ‘Authority’ and ‘Information’ declarations and then ‘Submit’.
End of transcript.
How to access the online registration of interest form to decline the zoned school and select another school
How to access the online registration of interest form to decline the zoned school and select another school video transcript
Open form by clicking on email link or typing in the URL provided.
Check that the student name is correct.
Select ‘Next’ or ‘Student details’ on the left menu.
Confirm if the child’s current residential address has changed and if Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander.
Select ‘Next’ or ‘Parent/carer details’ on the left menu.
Enter parent details and select ‘Next’ or ‘Zoned/local school’ on the left menu.
If the child currently attends an R- 12 or 7 - 12 school the message will be shown:
‘As your child is currently attending a reception to year 12 school, you can automatically continue into the secondary school, or choose to nominate a different secondary school, including your zoned school on this form. Even if you plan to continue at your current R-12 school for your child’s secondary education, please list it as your first preference on this form.’
Select ‘No – I am seeking a place in another SA government secondary school’.
If you have applied for a special interest program make sure to list this as a preference.
If your child is awaiting assessment for placement in a special options setting please select the tick box
Click ‘Preferences’ on the menu, or ‘Next’
Start typing the name of the school in the preference box, and select school from the list. Up to three preferences can be selected.
Provide reasons for the preference.
You can select more than one reason.
There are explanatory notes for each reason.
Click the question marks throughout the form for further information.
Click ‘Next’, This will appear if your child identifies as female and Roma Mitchell Secondary College is the zoned / local school or if it is selected as a preference.
Select which campus you would prefer.
Click ‘Next’, or ‘Submit’ on the top left menu.
Check that the details are correct on the form summary.
Tick the ‘Privacy’, ‘Authority’ and ‘Information’ declarations and then ‘Submit’.
End of transcript.
How to access the online registration of interest form to decline a school with a shared zone and select another school
How to access the online registration of interest form to decline a school with a shared zone and select another school video transcript
Open form by clicking on the email link or typing in the URL provided.
Check that the student name is correct.
Select ‘Next’ or ‘Student details’ on the left menu.
Enter the child’s current residential address.
Select the type of property from ‘Own house’ or Renting a property’, and attach the required documents, in this case a rent agreement, a rental bond receipt, and a utility bill.
Click the question marks throughout the form for further information.
Confirm if Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander.
Select ‘Next’
Enter parent details and select ‘Next’ or ‘Zoned/local school’ on the left menu.
Select the preferred shared zone school and provide reasons for selection.
Select ‘No – I am seeking a place in another SA government secondary school’.
If you have applied for a special interest program make sure to list this as a preference.
If your child is awaiting assessment for placement in a special options setting please select the tick box
Click ‘Preferences’ on the menu or ‘Next’.
Start typing the name of the school in the preference box, and select school from the list.
Provide reasons for the preference.
There are explanatory notes for each reason.
You can select more than one reason.
Up to three preferences can be selected.
Click ‘Next’
Check that the details are correct on the form summary.
Tick the ‘Privacy’, ‘Authority’ and ‘Information’ declarations and then ‘Submit’.
End of transcript.
How to change your address and access the registration of interest form if your details have changed since you last provided your address to your primary school
How to change your address and access the registration of interest form if your details have changed since you last provided your address to your primary school video transcript
Open form by clicking on the email link or typing in the URL provided.
Check that the student name is correct.
Select ‘Next’ or ‘Student details’ on the left menu.
Has this child's current residential address changed since you last provided details to the school? Select ‘Yes’.
Start typing the new address and select from the list.
Select the type of property from ‘Own house’ or Renting a property’, and attach the required documents, in this case a rent agreement, a rental bond receipt, and a utility bill.
Click the question marks throughout the form for further information.
Confirm if Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander.
Click ‘Next’
Enter the parent details
Click ‘Next’ or ‘Zoned/local school’.
The zoned/local school will update.
Select the preferred school and provide reasons for the selection.
Select ‘Yes - I would like my child to attend their local/zoned school’.
If you have applied for a special interest program make sure to list this as a preference.
If your child is awaiting assessment for placement in a special options setting please select the tick box
Click ‘Submit’ from the menu or ‘Next’
Check that the details are correct on the form summary.
Tick the ‘Privacy’, ‘Authority’ and ‘Information’ declarations and then ‘Submit’.
End of transcript.
Offers for enrolment
After the registration of interest process, you will receive an offer from the secondary school which your child has been allocated. You will receive the offer between Wednesday 7 August and Friday 9 August 2024.
More information about how to accept your enrolment offer is available at complete the online enrolment form to start secondary school.
How offers are allocated
Every effort is made to place students at schools in the preferred order of secondary schools from your registration of interest.
Where the student has nominated non-local schools, if the number of applications exceeds the places available at the school, students may be allocated to 1 of the other schools nominated or their zoned/local school.
If your allocated secondary school is not your first choice, the offer for enrolment will also include information about how to request a review of the decision.
