Year 6/7 Transition


Each year, the Department releases Year 6 to 7 placement information for schools and parents/carers. Information packs are available by the beginning of Term 2 for students commencing Year 7 the following year.  From the first week of Term 2, we will distribute the parent/carer placement information pack to all Year 6 families. The pack will include the Application for Year 7 Placement form.

 

The timeline for 2025/2027 is outlined below:

 

by Wednesday 22 April 2026 Primary schools distribute the Year 6 to 7 Placement Information Pack 2026-27 to all families of Year 6 students.
by Friday 8 May 2026 DE notifies secondary schools if they are going to receive an enrolment restriction via an Enrolment Management Implementation Plan for the 2027 school year.
By Friday 8 May 2026 Parents/carers submit Application for Year 7 Placement 2027 to primary schools.
By Monday 20 May 2026

Primary schools send all initial placement requests (first preferences) to each relevant secondary school.

By Monday  15 June 2026

Secondary schools notify primary schools of the names of all students (first, second and third preference rounds) accepted into Year 7 for 2027.

Tuesday 1 June 2026

Primary schools inform parents/carers of their child’s Year 7 placement offer for the 2027 school year.

Friday 17 July 2026

Closing date for parents/carers to lodge a written appeal with their preferred secondary school.

By Tuesday 11 August 2026

Parents/carers return their Year 7 Placement Acceptance Slip to their child’s primary school.

Tuesday 8 December 2026

Secondary schools host an Orientation Day for Year 6 students.

 

For more information on Year 6/7 transition please click here.