If you are considering enrolling your child/children at Melville Senior High School and are interested in seeing the school and the fantastic facilities we have on offer, we encourage you to join us on our school tour and information sessions and learn firsthand about why Melville Senior High School is the school of choice for the local and wider community. To book, please follow the button below.
Melville Senior High School is designated as a local intake school. Students and their family must live within the school boundaries at the time the enrolment commences. Melville SHS offers limited places to students outside the intake area in the programs Gifted and Talented, Aviation, Graphic Design Media and Netball. Specific eligibility requirements apply for all enrolments.
Application for Admission for in-boundary students:
Print completed form and mail to: Melville SHS, 18 Potts St, Melville. 6156
OR Scan signed form and send to Melville.SHS.Admissions@education.wa.edu.au
Expression of Interest Form for Out of Area Students
The boundary map can be viewed here.
In the majority of instances enrolling your child is done through the primary school your child is currently attending within the district. Enrolment information is distributed to primary schools in Term 1 of each year. Parents are required to complete an application form and send it to Melville SHS for processing.
Students intending to enrol in Year 7 must submit this application by 1 July 2022. Late and incomplete enrolment applications may miss subject selection, parent evenings and transition day. Parents wishing to enrol students after the school term/year has commenced need to fill out an application for enrolment and then make an appointment with the school to discuss their circumstances.
Ring 6274 1300 to have an enrolment form sent in the mail, or drop into reception to fill out the paperwork. You will need:
For more information on proof of residence, please click here.
Melville Senior High School is designated as a local intake school. Students and their family must live within the school boundaries at the time the enrolment commences.
Melville SHS offers limited places to students outside the intake area in the programs Gifted and Talented, Aviation, Graphic Design Media and Netball. Specific eligibility requirements apply for all enrolments.
A map of the Local Intake Area can be found here:
Students can attend Melville Senior High School from outside the Local Intake Area if they are accepted into any one of our Specialist Programs. See Specialist Program options on the home page and download a copy of the school prospectus, or alternatively contact the school for further assistance on 6274 1300.
For information about the Gifted and Talented Academic Selective Entrance program, click here.
Information regarding the Gifted and Talented Academic Selective Entrance program can also be obtained from the Department of Education by clicking here.
Voluntary Contributions
These funds relate to monies requested from parents towards the cost of materials, services and facilities used by the students in the educational program. Voluntary contributions are based on choice of subjects but will not exceed $235.00.
Charges
These are compulsory. In Years 7-10, they relate to optional activities chosen by the student or parent that include high cost components. Participation in these components is voluntary, but a charge is payable if the student opts to participate. Please note, however, that charges apply to all courses in Years 11 and 12.
The WA Department of Education provides an allowance to assist eligible families with secondary schooling costs. Parents/Guardians who hold one of the following cards are eligible to apply for this assistance:
Application forms are available from Melville SHS and the school recommends that applications be completed as soon as possible. Schools must submit completed and witnessed applications forms to the Schools Resourcing Branch in the Central Office of the WA Department of Education.
Application Deadline – The last day of Term 1
