The On-Line application for Lottery 2019 will open on January 28th, 2019. Parents will have a 3-week window of opportunity to apply from January 28th to February 18th, 2019 (at midnight)
Instructions are below.
How to Apply
- Parents will register their child/children at their local catchment school prior to applying for a Choice Program seat.
- Online applications open Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 8:00 am - parents apply by entering their details, their child's details (one application per child), choose their preferred top three program/school choices and submit their application by the deadline of February 18th, 2019 @ midnight
- Once the online applications have closed, a random lottery draw takes place on February 25th, 2019.
- An e-mail communication to all applicants - whether or not the result of the lottery is successful for their child - is sent out the week of February 25th to March 15th, 2019. Successful applicants will be placed at a Choice Programs school. All other applicants are placed on a waitlist.
- Program seats are filled until all available places have been allocated. Applicants that have been waitlisted may remain on the waitlist until if/when they are offered a place.
- If a student drops out of a program either before it has started or during the program, the applicant who is next on the waitlist for that place is contacted.
- Make sure you have everything you need before applying by consulting our online application checklist. You can also read parent's frequently asked questions.
- Apply now.
Kindergarten Choice Lottery 2019 Dates
January 14th - Register at local school/catchment school
January 28th - Online applications open for lottery
February 13th - Deadline to register at catchment school in order to apply online for Choice Program
February 18th - Online applications close
February 25th - Random draw for lottery takes place
February 25th - March 15th - Lottery results sent to applicants for accept and decline or with waitlist placements via email