How to Enrol
We are delighted you are considering St Michael’s Collegiate for your daughter and invite you to come and explore our campuses.
Whether you would like to come and experience the magic of Anglesea Village, where our Junior School is nestled alongside the Hobart Rivulet, or visit our dynamic Middle and Senior School campuses in the CBD, we would welcome the opportunity to book a personalised tour for you.
If you have already spent some time on campus and wish to take the next step in the enrolment pathway, it's just a hop, skip and a jump, so follow the below steps for either domestic or international enrolments.
Current Waitlists
Waitlists apply for some entry years/year levels from time to time.
Our Enrolments Team will advise you if this impacts your enquiry.
Step 1
Enquire
Complete enquiry form or feel free to call our Enrolments Staff on 03 6211 4911 or email us directly at enrolments@collegiate.tas.edu.au
We offer face-to-face tuition, as well as distance education and a blend of both.
Step 2
Tour
Make a time to tour one or more of our campuses with your daughter to see learning in action.
Visit our Tours Page to get started.
Step 3
Student for a Day
This one’s optional.
Your daughter can spend the day in one of our classes to meet new friends and see our learning programs in action.
Step 4
Interview
Provide us with some documentation regarding your daughter’s learning so far, then have an interview with the Head of Campus.
Step 5
Offer of Place
An offer of place will be forwarded to you. Priority is given to siblings of current students, children of alumnae or staff and families associated with the Anglican Church.
Step 6
Acceptance of Place
Complete the enrolment process and pay the associated fee. Standard enrolment fee is $1,100 but reductions may apply to current ELC families, children of alumnae, siblings of current students and scholarship recipients.
Welcome!
Orientation includes Parent Information Evenings and Step Up Day where your daughter will join her teacher and class for the coming year. Guidance on uniform, stationery and technology requirements will be provided at this stage.
Step 1
Expression of Interest
Complete an expression of interest form or call us on +613 6211 4911 or email us directly at international@collegiate.tas.edu.au
Together with this form we require:
· Certified copies of the student’s last two school reports
· Certified translation of grades and comments in these school reports
· A half page essay (approx. 150 words) written by the student about their interests, family and what they enjoy doing outside of school.
During the expression of interest form, you will be required to provide a copy of your passport and visa as well as details about your nominated international agent. We will then contact your agent regarding your enquiry.
Step 2
English Testing
Students entering the school (particularly those entering Year 5 through to Year 12) may need to complete an assessment to ascertain their competency in English before enrolment can be considered.
To ascertain the student’s English competency, we may ask that you complete online or paper English/Maths testing. We also accept testing completed via iSTARTOnline, AEAS or IELTS. If other English testing platforms are preferred, please consult with the school.
Should your English competency not be at the standard required for immediate commencement, we may recommend completion of an English as Another Language or Dialect (EALD) bridging course on your arrival.
Step 3
Interview
Once you have completed the expression of interest form and provided the necessary documents, we will contact you or your agent to arrange an interview with the Head of Campus and International Student Coordinator/Head of Boarding. This interview can be done in person, or online via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Step 4
Offer of Place
We will then prepare a letter of offer which will be sent via email to you/your agent together with all documents.
The offer of place will outline all fees that will need to be paid and how to pay them.
Step 5
Confirmation of Place
Once we have received your signed acceptance and required payment, we will provide the necessary documents required for to support your application to Immigration for your daughter’s student visa.
This includes the electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCOE) and the Welfare Declaration (signed by the school as applicable.
Step 6
Arrival Details
Once your student visa has been granted, we ask that you advise us of your daughter’s travel plans and arrival details. We will then arrange the appropriate airport pickup and transportation to the school and assistance getting settled into the boarding house etc.
We will provide information about induction and orientation, including a packing list via our boarding handbook and website. Where possible we prefer a parent and/or guardian to accompany their daughter to settle into the school, so that they may be part of the induction and orientation process.
This will help to support the whole family in making the transition to having a child studying internationally.