Welcome to Marshall Road State School, we understand choosing a school for your child is a very important decision. Please contact our Enrolment Officer via enrolments@marshallroadss.eq.edu.au if you have any questions regarding our school.
Enrolment Process for families residing within our catchment:
1. Complete Student Application Enrolment Form (PDF 447KB)
2. The following documentation is required with your student application enrolment form:
- Student's birth certificate. Please note: if both parents were not born in Australia, you must provide proof of your child's Australian citizenship (e.g. Australian passport, Australian citizenship certificate), PLUS proof of parent's immigration status if BOTH parents are recorded as born overseas on child's birth certificate
- Proof of residency requirements: Parents or legal guardians who wish to enrol their child at the school are required to demonstrate that the student's principal place of residence is within the catchment area. Current proof of residency at the address indicated can be provided as follows:
- One primary source – a current lease agreement (the lease agreement must be for 12 months or longer from the child's commencement at school), rates notice, or unconditional contract of sale, AND
- One secondary source – a utility bill (e.g. electricity, gas) showing this same address and parent's/legal guardian's name.If the principal is not satisfied that the documentation provided by an applicant adequately demonstrates that the address stated is the student's principal place of residence, then the principal may request further sources of proof of residency.
- Any academic or specialist reports that may be useful.
3. Lodge your enrolment form along with the documentation to the school office or via enrolments@marshallroadss.eq.edu.auPlease note, our Enrolment Officer will require the following originals to be sighted when processing enrolments:
- Birth certificate or registration of birth or passport.
- Evidence of any medical conditions of which the school needs to be aware.
- Any official documentation relating to custody or family issues of which the school needs to be aware.
- Details of any specialist care given, e.g. speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.
- Proof of residency/citizenship status and visa (if from overseas).
- Current Report Cards (if enrolling from a non-QLD state school)
Enrolment applications cannot be accepted unless all documentation is completed and received. Once your child's enrolment is processed, our Enrolment Officer will be in contact to arrange an interview with one of our Leadership Team members.
Enrolment Interview
During your enrolment interview with one of our Leadership Team, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our school and share your child's interests and learning needs. As part of this enrolment process you will also have several consent forms to review and complete:
- Enrolment Agreement
- ICT Users Agreement
At Marshall Road State School, the majority of our permission forms as organised through the parental portal, QParents. Our friendly office staff will provide you with assistance to registration for this platform. The enrolment permission forms that are managed through QParents include:
- Student Resource Scheme
- State School Consent
- Third Party Website Consent
- Swimming Permission
QParents
QParents offers a convenient, safe and private app to help parents and carers manage important details of their children's journey. Within QParents, you can access information about:
- attendance details
- report cards
- invoices and payment history
- positive behaviour
- consent management
More information about QParents is available at https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/landing or via the QParents Fact Sheet (PDF 5.5MB).