Enrolment

General

To enrol at Rossmoyne Senior High School there are a number of eligibility requirements.  

Long Term Residence in the Local Intake Area

• The school only has places for students whose family is currently residing within the boundaries of the Rossmoyne Senior High School local intake area as have been determined by the Department of Education & Training of Western Australia.  A map of this area is available on this website or from reception.

Age

• A birth certificate or extract of birth certificate or passport must accompany the Application for Enrolment. A student who has turned 17 years of age before the 1st January of the year of the Application for Enrolment will not be eligible to enrol at the school.

Special Needs

• Parents of students with special needs should inform the school to discuss these needs when prior to lodging an Application for Enrolment to enable the school to arrange a program suited to the child’s needs.

Overseas Students

• Students who were born overseas must be naturalised Australians or hold an appropriate visa before enrolling at the school.  For overseas students who are in Australia using an entry visa it is necessary that the passport and visa of the parent – primary visa holder - and student are sighted.  These should be submitted at the time of the application.

Every attempt will be made to notify applicants within two (2) working days of the status of their Application to Enrol.  At this time, Subject Selection information will be made available.  Parents will be contacted by the school to arrange a suitable time for the student to have an interview with the appropriate Deputy Principal and the mathematics coordinator. The school reserves the right to terminate an enrolment should any of the information supplied on the enrolment application be fraudulent. The school must also be notified immediately of any change of address.

For Families New To The Australian Education System

Students from non-English speaking backgrounds often face problems and pressures that are unique. These problems seem to arise because of their different backgrounds and the expectations placed upon them by themselves and parents.

In some cultures a rote-learning style is used in schools where teachers give facts, students copy notes and memorise the facts. Rossmoyne encourages students to become independent learners.  Students are invited to actively participate in class discussions and develop problem solving skills through research and analysis.

In some subjects, a section of the curriculum is devoted to developing the students' ability to digest material and consider their own and others' opinions, and thus justify their opinions.  This increases students' knowledge and ability to understand and enables students to be both knowledgeable and think critically. To encourage students to understand and consider other people's points of view and to develop team skills, students sometimes work in groups and share ideas. Sometimes these methods of learning can be new to students from different cultures and hence problems may arise.

At Rossmoyne, students may be asked to give their opinion on a given topic, to justify and debate an issue.  Students who are not accustomed to this style of teaching may find this difficult. The school acknowledges that some cultures consider that the development of opinions should be based on their elders' views. Therefore students expressing independent thinking at home may inadvertently cause conflict within the family.
    
What is acceptable and encouraged at school may sometimes be discouraged at home because of a clash of cultures. Parents need to be aware that their child may be required to have two very different codes of behaviour - one at home and another at school.
    
In many cultures where rote-learning is the primary teaching system, high levels of achievement are possible with increased hours of study.  However, the system at Rossmoyne requires a high degree of independent and critical thinking to achieve the best results.  If this type of critical thinking is stifled in the home then the student is disadvantaged at school.


Do you have difficulty in communicating in English?
We will use qualified interpreters in communicating with parents who have difficulty communicating in English.  If you wish to use an interpreter please notify the school or contact the Telephone Interpreter Service on 131450.