Eligibility
Students are eligible to attend Gisborne Secondary College if the College is the closest government school to your residential address (if measured by the shortest practicable route).
Families are required to provide two forms of documentation to prove their residential address, for example: rates notice, utility notice, driver’s licence.
New enrolments
All new enrolments to Gisborne Secondary College (excluding the year 6 into year 7 transition process) are overseen by the Assistant Principals.
School requirements and information including uniform, books, lockers, code of conduct, parent and student supports and subjects of study are discussed upon enrolment. An enrolment pack (including our school handbook and enrolment forms) is available from College Reception. To make an enrolment enquiry please fill out the Enrolment Enquiry Form.
Our school zone
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.
Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school. Your school zone is determined based on your permanent residential address.
Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their local school. Students may enrol at another school if there are available places.
- For more information about our school zone, please contact our school at ph: (03) 5428 3691 or email: gisborne.sc@education.vic.gov.au
- For answers to frequently asked questions about school zones and enrolling in Victorian government schools, visit School zones.
Year 7 enrolments
All Victorian government secondary schools follow the statewide Year 6 to 7 placement timeline. The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child at a Victorian government secondary school.
Applications for Year 7 open from Monday 20 April 2026.
Victorian government primary schools manage the Year 7 placement process for their Year 6 students in accordance with the timeline. At the start of Term 2, primary schools will distribute information packs to parents and carers.
What you need to do:
- Download the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information pack from Moving from primary to secondary school (available from Monday 20 April 2026). The pack includes guidance on the application process.
- Submit an enrolment application by Friday 8 May 2026.
- If your child attends a government primary school, all communication about your child’s placement must be with the Year 6 Coordinator or Transition Coordinator at your child’s primary school until a placement is offered.
- If your child is home schooled or attends a non-government primary school, you may submit the application form directly to our school by Friday 8 May 2026.
- You will receive notification of your child’s Year 7 placement offer on Wednesday 24 June 2026.
Enrolment applications submitted after Friday 8 May 2026 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Enrolment Policy.
You can find more information about applying for Year 7 placement at Moving from primary to secondary school.
Other year level enrolments
We also accept enrolment applications for students in other year levels. You can submit a request at any time in the school year. Eligible students who live within our school zone are guaranteed a place, while students outside the zone may be enrolled if there are available places.
If you are seeking enrolment at any other year levels, please contact our school for more information.
International students
Fee-paying international students should apply through the Victorian Student Program at www.study.vic.gov.au