The beginning of a child's schooling journey is one of the most exciting times of both a child and family’s life!
At Ceres Primary school we have invested years of knowledge and experience into developing a nurturing, supportive and community focused program for our students and families choosing to join the Ceres Primary School Community.
Our program enables students to learn through exploring, play and questioning in the classroom and school community. Through the use of the school values in all aspects of our school language, our students feel safe and connected to our Community. Our staff are focussed on providing a warm and supportive classroom environment with a strong focus on hands-on learning, our students thrive in all areas of their learning and self. Our teaching program focuses on the individual learner, catering for each child, ensuring they experience success at school.
Ceres Primary School also has an engaging after school care program available for families, provided by local Geelong company 'Kelly Club.' You can learn more about Kelly Club in the 'Our Families' page.
Ceres Primary School's catchment is primarily zoned to the Ceres and Gnarwarre areas, however if our classes are not at full capacity, we are able to accept students from the wider area.
Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.
Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.
Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.
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The Department of Education has released the statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Ceres Primary School.
All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2025 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2026 school year.
You can find information and resources about the timeline, including factsheets and a poster at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2026 at Ceres Primary School from 22 April 2025.
What you need to do:
Enrolment applications submitted after 25 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.
We have a number of open afternoons for prospective parents and carers of students enrolling in the following year.
These are the dates for our Terms 1 and 2 open afternoons:
Monday 24th March 3.45-4.30pm
Monday 31st March 3.45-4.30pm
Monday 28th April 3.45-4.30pm
For families unable to make the scheduled open afternoons, smaller tours (3-4 families) will be available during school hours.
Please contact our school office at (03) 5249 1382 or ceres.ps@education.vic.gov.au to register your interest and book a place. We encourage prospective students to attend so they can get a feel for our school too.
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