Enrolment applications for 2012 have now closed and places have been allocated - to make a late application for Enrolment please contact the School Office on 09 521 5161 or email us.

Applications for 2013 will open in February 2012 - please contact us after this date to request an Enrolment Pack.  2013 applications will remain open until the last day of September 2012.  Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application during October 2012.

Mt Carmel School have adopted a Ministry of Education approved Enrolment Scheme from 2009.  To view the Enrolment Scheme please click here .  It is recommended that you also read the information below which may assist you to decide if you are eligible to apply for a Preference Place at Mt Carmel.

Information for Parents/Caregivers seeking Preference of Enrolment at Catholic Schools

Enclosed in the Enrolment Pack is a Preference Certificate which, when completed and authorised, entitles you to apply for a Preference Place for your child as described in the Enrolment Scheme.

The criteria for preference of enrolment in an Integrated Catholic school is:

5.1          The child has been baptised or is being prepared for baptism in the Catholic Church.

5.2        The childs parents/guardians have already allowed one of more of its siblings to be baptised in the Catholic faith.

5.3          At least one parent/guardian is a Catholic, and although their child has not yet been baptised, the childs participation in the life of the school could lead to the parents having the child baptised.

5.4         With the agreement of the childs parent/guardian, a grandparent or other significant adult in the childs life, such as  an aunt, uncle or godparent, undertakes to support the childs formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.

5.5          One or both of a childs non-Catholic parents/guardians is preparing to become a Catholic.

The following additional information is given to assist parents/caregivers seeking to gain preference of enrolment at a Catholic school.

• In seeking preference of enrolment at a Catholic School you need to make a commitment to actively supporting your child in his/her faith formation and the practices of the Catholic Church.
• The Diocesan Preference Certificate needs to be signed by a Parish Priest or other authorized agent of the Bishop.   It is normal practice to make an appointment with the Priest.
• A new Preference Certificate is required for each child in the family.
• Preference Certificates are school specific, in that the name of the school, the family intends to make an application for enrolment, must be specified on the Certificate. If you intend to apply for enrolment at a number of different Catholic schools you should have the required number of Preference Certificates and ask the Priest to sign these during the one interview.
• A new Preference Certificate is required for transfer to another school e.g. primary to secondary school. In some exceptional circumstances the preference status of your children could change.
• The school keeps the Preference Certificate not the family.
• If you are applying for preference of enrolment under criteria 5.2 which reads At least one parent/guardian is a Catholic, and although their child has not yet been baptised, the childs participation in the life of the school could lead to the parents having the child baptized, it is important to recognize that one parent/guardian being Catholic is not sufficient in itself to guarantee that preference will be granted. The second part of the sentence has equal weight with the first.
• If you are applying for preference of enrolment under criteria 5.4:

-        The significant adult in the childs life, who is undertaking to support your childs formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church, needs to accompany you to the meeting with the Priest when seeking preference of enrolment.

-        It is responsibility of the significant adult to provide some evidence to show they are an active member of the Catholic Church, if not personally known to the person granting preference of enrolment.

§  Priests/ Bishops Agents grant preference and they are the only person who may do so. Schools then decide which tudents they will accept for enrolment.

§  Attendance at a Catholic school by non-preference students are not grounds for seeking preference of enrolment at another Catholic school.