Enrolling at our school

​​​​​Wanting to enrol your student at Mansfield State High School?

An Enrolment Management Plan applies at Mansfield State High School. Please refer to the Department of Education information on School Enrolment Management Plans to access information on this government policy.

The Mansfield State High School enrolment management plan​ and the catchment map are used to determine eligibility for enrolment.

Enrolments for immediate start are accepted continuously throughout the year for families who live in the local catchment area. Future enrolments are only accepted for the next year.

All prospective students and parents are invited to attend an Open Day where they will receive further​ information on enrolment. Dates are listed on the website on the Open Days page. 

Students can apply for enrolment at Mansfield State High School under the following categories:

• Local catchment area - student’s principal place of residence is within the defined local catchment area
• Programs of excellence - selected based on an order of merit.

Students who apply for entry under the Programs of Excellence must have school reports that reflect continued excellence in academia, behaviour and effort.

How to enrol

Application packs for year 7 2022 are available at our school Open Days which begin in March 2021. Enrolment forms for new students in years 8-12 levels are available online and from our school’s administration office. Please contact our Enrolments Officer on (07) 3452 5333 for further information.

All applicants for enrolment should refer to the relevant instructions for preparing an enrolment application.

• Preparing for Enrolment -  Local Catchment Area Year 7
  
• Preparing for Enrolment - Out of Catchment Area Year 7
  
• Preparing for Enrolment - Local Catchment Area Year 8 - 12
  

All Year 7 2022 out of catchment applications and local catchment area applications for a Program of Excellence must be submitted to our administration office by Friday 28 May 2021.

Completed applications MUST be submitted in person to the Enrolments Officer. Applications will be accepted between 8am and 2.30pm Monday to Friday.

Incomplete or emailed applications will not be accepted. 

Enrolment applications for Year 7 2022

Parents wishing to enrol a student for Year 7 2022 can apply for enrolment under the following categories:

1. Local catchment area
2. Selective Entry (Programs of Excellence) - out of catchment students.

Enrolment applications for Year 7 2022 may be submitted from Monday 29 March 2021.  All year 7 2022 applications for a Program of Excellence close on Friday 28 May 2021.  

Please print and complete the Application-pack-year-7.pdf for Year 7 in 2022.

1. Local catchment area enrolments for Year 7 2022

Mansfield State High School has a strong commitment to students who reside in our local catchment area.  Under the Enrolment Management Plan, priority will be given to the enrolment of students who reside in the local catchment area. You are required to provide proof that you are a permanent resident within the catchment area.  

If the Executive Principal is not satisfied that the documentation provided by an applicant demonstrates adequately that the address stated is the student’s principal place of residence, then the Executive Principal may request further sources of proof of residence.

Local catchment area students will be enrolled after:

• attending an open day 
• submitting an application
  
• attending a scheduled group conference for enrolment with the Executive Principal.
  
  

2. Selective entry (Programs of Excellence) – out of catchment students for Year 7 2022

Out of catchment students must apply for a position in one or more Programs of Excellence by Friday 28 May 2021.  A non-refundable application processing fee of $200 applies for all out of catchment applications.

Places for out of catchment students are restricted, and will only be offered if students have satisfied and met the selection process for a Program of Excellence, and the defined number of places for a Program of Excellence has not been filled from within the local catchment area.

Mansfield State High School offers the following Programs of Excellence:

• French Immersion Program 
• Technology Integrated Curriculum Program 
• Classroom Music Program 
• Co-Curricular Instrumental Music Program

Students who apply for entry under a Program of Excellence must have school reports that reflect continued excellence in academia, behaviour and effort.

Entry into a Program of Excellence is available for Year 7 students only, except for the Instrumental Music Excellence Program, which is available for any year level, subject to availability. 

Out of catchment students will be enrolled after:

• attending an open day
  
• submitting an enrolment application and applying for a place in a Program of Excellence
  
• paying the non-refundable $200 enrolment processing fee
• attending an interview with the Executive Principal
• accepting an offer for a Program of Excellence.

3. Sibling enrolments

The Mansfield State High School Enrolment Management Plan does not provide for the automatic enrolment of siblings of current students. 

Please contact the Enrolments Officer on 3452 5333 to obtain further information.

Important dates for Year 7 2022 enrolments

Enrolment applications for Years 8 to 12 2022

Parents wishing to enrol a student for Years 8 to 12 in 2022 are encouraged to also print and read the local catchment area documents to obtain all relevant enrolment information.  Mansfield State High School will accept enrolment applications from local catchment students only.  Students enrolling into these year levels are not eligible to apply for a Program of Excellence.

Please print and complete the Application-pack-year-8-to-12.pdf (Please note, file is same as Year 7 2022, please do not complete subject selection form) 

Enrolment applications Years 7 to 12 2021

For students permanently residing within the local catchment area and wishing to enrol in Years 7 to 12 for 2021, please complete an enrolment application and submit it in person to the Enrolments Officer.

Once all application documents are processed, you will be invited to attend an enrolment meeting with the Executive Principal.  All enrolment meetings for students commencing in 2021 will be on Thursday mornings. Students will then commence school on the following Monday morning.  Please print and complete the Application Pack 2021.

At present, due to the high demand of enrolment applications within our local catchment area, we are not accepting applications for students from years 7 to 12 from out of catchment for 2021.

Please print and complete the Application-pack-year-7-to-12-2021.pdf

Enrolment enquiries: enrolments@mansfieldshs.eq.edu.au