Enrolment Information

St Joseph’s seeks to serve our local community by providing an affordable Catholic Education in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We are a small school where big things happen. We have one class for each grade in Kindergarten to Year 6. Our students are kind, polite, hard-working, and friendly. We have an enormous playground, onsite before and after school care, dedicated and experienced staff, and a fantastic parent community.
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ENROL NOW ONLINE

For families new to the Diocese of Lismore, please follow the "New Families" link.

New Families to the Diocese of Lismore, click here

For families with a compass account (existing older siblings), please follow the "Existing Families" link.

Existing Families with a Diocese of Lismore Compass username and password, click here

How to enrol online:

Step 1. Prepare your enrolment documents

Step 2. Create an account and/or log in

Step 3. Create or update your child's profile and your profile

Step 4. Create an application for your school.

There are two different ways to enrol.
ENROLMENT PROCESS AND TIMELINE
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ENROLMENT PRIORITY
Catholic primary schools in the Diocese of Lismore use the following order of priority for enrolment:
  1. Baptised Catholic children of Catholic families from within the parish/region.
  2. Children of Catholic families from within the parish/region. Children of other-than-Catholic families who currently have or have had siblings within the school (including children of employees of the Diocese of Lismore).
  3. Other-than-Catholic children transferring from another Catholic school, first from within the Diocese of Lismore, then from other Catholic Dioceses.
  4. Children who access parish early childhood services.
  5. Children are recommended for consideration by the Parish Priest.
  6. Children of other-than-Catholic families who are open to and supportive of the spiritual and religious possibilities offered by a Catholic school.

Children enrolling into kindergarten must turn five years of age on or before 31 July of the year of commencement. All children must be in compulsory schooling by their sixth birthday. Students are expected to start school at the beginning of the academic year.

Catholic primary schools in the Diocese of Lismore use an order of priority for enrolments. See our Enrolment Policy and Fees for more information.