Enrolment

Basic Beliefs

Catholic Education is open to all who seek it
Priority of access to Galen is given to Catholic students
Secondary access to Galen is given to non-Catholic students and families who actively support and respect our Catholic Christian nature, practices and ethos as a Catholic Christian School
External measures which are deemed to gauge the degree of faith commitment of the parents should not be used as criteria for enrolling a student at Galen
The ability of parents to pay school fees should not be used as a criterion for enrolling a student at Galen
Neither academic criteria nor physical capacity should be used to exclude students from Galen

Aims:

To provide an efficient process of enrolment that satisfies the needs of both students, families, the College and the Sandhurst Diocese.

All eligible applicants will be considered, but there is a ceiling to the number of places available in our College, determined by our ethos and beliefs, philosophic, financial, physical and industrial factors. If the College is unable to provide places for all applicants the following criteria will be applied in order.

Preference in enrolment will be given to baptised Catholics.
Siblings of current students will normally be accepted for enrolment.
Students who have attended Catholic primary/secondary schools will normally be accepted for enrolment.
Non – Catholic students from government schools are interviewed and normally accepted, depending on numbers
The Principal has the ultimate responsibility and discretion in accepting enrolments.

Enrolment process

Step one: Enrolment form completed and sent to College within the published time frame, accompanied with the enrolment fee, refer back page of enrolment form.
Step two: A letter is sent to all applicants with an interview time given. All applicants are interviewed at the College (term 3) and all forms are completed.
Step three: After all the interviews have taken place the College sends out letters of acceptance, the offering of a place at Galen. If the family is not offered a place then they are given the opportunity of going on a waiting list.
Step four: Families who are offered a place respond by completing the acceptance reply, sending it back to the College with the acceptance fee, (as detailed in the acceptance letter) which confirms your child’s place at Galen (this money is deducted from your fees).
Step five: Accepted families will receive on-going communication through the mail and are encouraged to contact the College if and when necessary.