Highgate Primary School is a local intake school.
The following conditions apply when submitting an enrolment application.
Pre-primary to Year 6
The principal will enrol an eligible child whose usual place of residence is within the local intake area for the school.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is not compulsory. If you are in the local intake area and the school is at its maximum capacity of enrolled Kindergarten students, your child will be placed on a waitlist, and you will be notified when a place becomes available.
Intensive English Centre
Intensive English Centres have different local area boundaries from those of mainstream schools. To find out if your address is within our IEC area, visit the interactive IEC Intake Areas Map. If you live outside of this area, you will be referred to the IEC in your local area for enrolment.
Out-Of-Area Enrolments
While all enrolment applications are considered, we cannot guarantee placements for students who live outside of our local intake area. These students are encouraged to enrol at their local primary school where possible. All out-of-area enrolments must be approved by the principal before proceeding.
Highgate Primary School uses the following priorities to enrol Pre-primary to Year 6 students:
- All children whose usual place of residence is located within the local intake area for Highgate Primary School will be offered enrolment.
If there is remaining capacity:
- Students who live outside the local intake area AND have siblings currently enrolled at the school will be considered.
- Further places will be allocated based on proximity to the school.
Local Intake Area Map
To find out if your address is in our area, please visit the interactive Local Intake Area Map and type your address into the red search bar. If your address is in the yellow area, you are in our intake area. If your address is in the purple area, you are able to choose between North Perth Primary School and Highgate Primary School. If you reside outside of these areas, please check Schools Online to find your local primary school.
This map is provided as a guide only. Please note that in some cases, only one side of the street falls within the boundary. If you require further clarification of the boundary, please contact Highgate Primary School at 9253 2700.
Highgate Primary School's local intake area is gazetted by the State Government, as defined below.
Yellow Zone
Eligible students who reside within the following boundaries are able to attend Highgate Primary School:
From the intersection of Vincent Street and Fitzgerald Street, east along Vincent Street to William Street, north and north east along William Street to Walcott Street, south east along Walcott Street to Lord Street, north east along Guildford Road through the subway to East Parade, south along East Parade to Pakenham Street, south east along Pakenham Street and its south easterly extension to the Swan River foreshore, south and generally west along the Swan River foreshore to the Narrows Bridge, north along the Mitchell Freeway to Wellington Street, west along Wellington Street to Sutherland Street, north along Sutherland Street to the Mitchell Freeway, east along the Mitchell Freeway to the Charles Street off-ramp, north along the Charles Street off-ramp and Charles Street to Cowle Street, south east along Cowle Street to Fitzgerald Street, and north east along Fitzgerald Street to Vincent Street. The boundary parts of Vincent Street (south side), William Street (east side), Walcott Street (southwest side), Wellington Street (north side), Sutherland Street (east side), Charles Street (east side) and Fitzgerald Street (east side) are included within the local intake area of this school. The boundary parts of Guildford Road (both sides), Pakenham Street (both sides) and Cowle Street (both sides) are excluded from the local intake area of this school.
Purple Zone
Students who reside within the following boundaries have the option of attending either Highgate Primary School or North Perth Primary School:
From the intersection of Charles Street and Vincent Street, east along Vincent Street to Fitzgerald Street, southwest along Fitzgerald Street to Cowle Street, northwest along Cowle Street to Charles Street and north along Charles Street to Vincent Street. The boundary parts of Vincent Street (south side), Fitzgerald Street (northwest side), Cowle Street (both sides) and Charles Street (east side) are included within this optional area.
Please note: The local-intake area maps are based on a written description of the local-intake area (LIA) for the school as published in the WA Government Gazette. Although the map closely represents the LIA description, for some houses near the boundary (especially on street corners), it may be necessary to refer to the written description. The street address of a residence is used to determine whether that dwelling is inside a particular LIA. While local-intake areas for most schools do not change from year to year, changes may be made to local-intake areas as required. Such changes are published in the WA Government Gazette, and subsequently, the local intake area map will be updated.