Enrolment FAQs

We look forward to welcoming new students to Korowa, and make every effort to ensure their transition is as smooth and as enjoyable as possible, regardless of which time of year they commence.

If your daughter is commencing with us at the start of the year, she will participate in a number of age-appropriate activities designed to promote the development of new friendships and to give new girls confidence in their new surroundings. These activities are held during orientation before she begins, and continue into the school year when she commenced.

Girls commencing later in the year are also given a buddy to help them settle in.

Transition profile meetings are held with new students and their parents who are joining us in Prep or Year 7 in the year prior to commencement, to help us gain a better understanding of each individual child.

Even if your daughter doesn’t know anyone at Korowa when she starts here, we are sure she’ll know quite a few girls by the end of her first day!

The orientation program is designed to make the transition to a new school, or from the Junior to Senior years very smooth.

Staff at Korowa are very sensitive to the need to draw quieter girls out, and to make sure all students feel happy and safe during their time with us.

This will depend on your daughter. Usually our orientation program is sufficient preparation.

If she is a child who likes to have a good understanding of change before it occurs, it might be helpful for her to also attend some public events at Korowa like our School production, an Open Morning, a music concert or our art exhibition. Alternatively your daughter may like to participate in our Try Us for a Day program which allows her to spend a day at School. Our Enrolments team can provide advice and details about upcoming events.

Korowa has a student population of around 780 from our three year olds in the Early Learning Centre through to Year 12. Class do sizes vary however we generally maintain small class sizes, particularly in the earlier years where establishing literacy and numeracy is so critical. In older years, 24 per class tends to be our maximum but, in practice, there are fewer students in most classes.

Traditionally, our intake years are Prep, Year 5 and Year 7, however we are able to offer a place at any year level, provided a place is available.

Applications can be made by completing an Application for Enrolment available via the online applications portal.

To apply for a place on the waitlist there is a non-refundable fee of $150 per student (up to a maximum of $300 per family). To accept an offer, families are required to complete and sign an Enrolment Agreement and pay a non-refundable Enrolment Fee of $1400 per student. A further $2500 non-refundable holding deposit is required in the March prior to the year of commencement. This holding fee is credited against Term 2 fees in the year of commencement.

Families are encouraged to apply for their child at any time. Although there is no official cut-off date for applications, it is advisable to register your application early as possible to secure your place on the waitlist.

Korowa accepts applications for entry mid-year however entry is dependent on individual circumstances.

Once an application is received, your child is entered into our enrolment database for the year of intended entry and you will receive a confirmation of the application. Closer to the time of entry (generally two years for main intake years Prep, Year 5 and Year 7) and subject to available places, students will be invited for an enrolment interview.

Applications are generally ranked by date of application however waitlists can change regularly as students often change their year of commencement, families relocate or their circumstances change.

Having a sister at Korowa or a family member who attended Korowa will give your child priority on the waitlist, but it does not always guarantee a place. You will be able to specify any Korowa connections at the time of application.

Offers are generally made after an enrolment interview, usually two years prior to entry. Families are asked to confirm their acceptance by completing an enrolment agreement with a payment of a $1400 non-refundable enrolment fee.

Yes you can. Families may contact us to alter their year of entry if they wish, however there is no guarantee of enrolment if a place is not available in that year.

Applications may be brought forward, however if they are deferred to a later date, the application date may be amended to the deferral date thereby changing the date of application and place on the waitlist.

Yes, we encourage all families interested in enrolling their child to visit Korowa to better understand what we offer and how we can support your child’s educational needs. 

Yes, Korowa does offer various Scholarships, to understand more visit the Scholarships page.

Getting to Korowa is easy. Each day, students from more than 60 postcodes across Melbourne travel to Korowa. We are only five minutes’ walk from Glen Iris train station and even less from the tram stops on High Street and Wattletree Road. Glen Iris Station is on the Glen Waverley line, with a trip from the CBD taking less than 30 minutes and even less if travelling from Glen Waverley. Korowa also operates a  private bus service from Bayside, Doncaster/Balwyn, Bentleigh and Oakleigh South. Public buses from Caulfield, Camberwell, Box Hill, Chadstone, Ashburton and Glen Waverley all stop at Glen Iris station.

Each year Korowa graduates embark on tertiary programs as diverse as medicine, business and design. Some take up cadetships with top level companies, sharing their time between study and work. Others gain places at prestigious local, interstate or overseas institutions, where they continue to succeed.