Year 6 to 7 Transition

Thank you for your interest in Carrum Downs Secondary College! The next step in your child’s education is an exciting one, but can also be a challenging one. We are here to support you and your child with this journey. Carrum Downs Secondary College is a community-focused Secondary School, evidenced by our relationships with our local feeder primary schools:

Banyan Fields Primary School
Rowellyn Park Primary School
Skye Primary School
Non – Government Primary Schools in the area

Our partnership enables us to prepare grade 6 students for their transition into year 7 at Carrum Downs Secondary College. We realise the importance of having our new Year 7 students feeling that they belong and that they feel safe and successful at school. To further support them we have a Year 7 Camp, Pastoral Care program and Peer Support program once they begin. Many staff assist our new Year 7 students and help them to settle into their new environment, in particular their Pastoral Care Teacher and House Leadership Team who are the first point of contact when questions arise for both students and parents.

Please view the Departments Placement Factsheet. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our Transition Coordinator, Samantha Yeoh on 9788-9100.

School Zone

Find My School hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones. Information on this site is updated in Term 1 each year. If you have any questions about school zones, please visit the website, call the VSBA Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Government Primary School

If your child is seeking a place in Year 7 at a secondary school next year, you will need to:

your child’s primary school will give you a copy of the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information Pack 2024-25. The pack includes the application form.
use Find my School to locate your local secondary school or preferred school, and read about School zones and Enrolling in school.
complete the application form and return it to your child’s primary school by Friday 10 May 2024.

Year 7 placement is decided by secondary schools using the Department’s Placement Policy. However, all communication about your child’s placement must be with the Year 6 Coordinator or Transition Coordinator at your child’s primary school until the placement is confirmed.

You will receive notification of your child’s Year 7 placement offer on Wednesday 17 July 2024. All government secondary schools will host a Year 7 Orientation Day (for Year 6 students) on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

Non-Government Primary School

If your child is seeking a place in Year 7 at a secondary school next year, you will need to:

download the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information Pack 2024-25. The pack includes the application form.
use Find my School to locate your local secondary school or preferred school and read about School zones and Enrolling in school.
complete the application form and return it to your preferred secondary school by Friday 10 May 2024.

You will receive notification of your child’s Year 7 placement in a government secondary school on Wednesday 17 July 2024.

All government secondary schools will host a Year 7 Orientation Day (for Year 6 students) on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

Transition Events

We conduct many events across the year to engage with prospective year 7’s and their families, including our Open Night and Open Morning, Grade 5 and 6 Discovery Days for our local feeder primary schools, our Transition Information Night and the State-Wide Orientation Day.

Additional Orientation

In order to make transition a more comfortable experience, Carrum Downs Secondary College plans to host additional orientation days during Term 4 for students who require additional familiarisation with the College, support to develop positive relationships with other students and have the opportunity to ask questions of our College Student Leaders. These additional transition events are focused on individual students who attend our non-feeder Primary Schools, or those students recommended by their Primary School teachers who would benefit from additional wellbeing and/or learning support. An invitation with further information will be provided closer to the date to identified individuals.

Process Overview

TERM 1

The College hosts an Open Night.

TERM 2

The College hosts an Open Morning and school tours. Families are to follow the DET transition process for either 'Government' or 'Non-Government' Primary Schools.

TERM 3

As per the DET transition process, families will be notified of their child's year 7 placement. Accepted families will receive a College welcome pack.