Policies

We follow the following policies to ensure your children gets the best learning environment at WGS.

Rationale:

  • Western Grammar (WG) aims to provide education for children in a supportive and educational environment. The School will teach the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) curriculum and Islamic Studies subject to the enrolment and needs of the students. All parents and students are expected to support the ethos of the school. First preference of admission will be given to those students who have siblings attending the school subject to the fulfilment of other criteria determined by the school from time to time. Once enrolled, students are expected to support the school’s ethos and comply with the school rules to maintain their enrolment.

Aims:

  • To provide an efficient process of enrolment that satisfies the needs of both students and the school.

Implementation:

  • Kindergarten students enrolling at our school will be required to provide proof of age (indicating that they will turn 5 years of age on or before the 31 July of the year they commence school) and an immunisation certificate. Copies of the birth certificate and the immunisation certificate will be kept in the student’s folder.
  • Parents and Caregivers need to complete the Western Grammar Enrolment Form and return this to the office as soon as possible.
  • The entry test and interviews will be conducted with prospective Kindergarten students and with their parents if necessary before the commencement of the Kindergarten school year.
  • Newly enrolled Kindergarten students will also give a short oral literacy and numeracy test before the commencement of their school year.
  • The test is to ascertain the literacy and numeracy skills of the student so that school can organise a support programme beforehand. We aim to have this support programme ready when the Kindergarten student enters his/her school year.
  • Students enrolling from another school need to provide Western Grammar with a birth certificate, an immunisation record and a report or portfolio from their previous school.
  • An interview with the student (applying for other than kindergarten) and parents will be organised as soon as the family return the prescribed Enrolment Form of Western Grammar. Students will be tested to ascertain their basic literacy and numeracy skills to determine whether the student needs to join the support group in the class or not.
  • A student will be accepted at Western Grammar subject to the availability of place for the student, whether the school is able to accommodate the student’s educational needs, whether there are siblings of the student already at the school and subject to the other criteria. Continuing enrolment is subject to the student’s adherence to school rules and payment of school fees (see Attendance, Uniform, Discipline/Behaviour, Pastoral Care, Fee and other relevant policies).
  • Once the necessary application and enrolment procedure is completed the parents/caregivers will be advised in writing of the outcome of their application. At the stage of offering a place some additional information about the approved student will be requested. Upon accepting the admission offer and payment of the fees, students enrolment process is finalised his/her registration as a school student will be confirmed.
  • Until and unless the school fee is paid, and offer is accepted the registration of the student is not confirmed. If a parent does not respond by the due date, the offer may expire, and the place offered to next student on the waiting list. However, the names of the prospective students (whose parents fail to respond within the specified time) may be placed on the waiting list.
  • The confidential and personal details provided by the students or their parents will be entered in the school data base. The hard copy will be kept within the student’s folder in the securely locked filing cabinet.

Evaluation:

  • This policy is subject to review at any time (as per school’s requirement) or will be reviewed as part of the school’s three-year review cycle.