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Choosing a school for your child is an important decision, both for you and your child. We encourage you as parents to find out as much about Waldorf Education and our school as possible before you enrol, so that you know what is unique with this education and an informed decision can be made.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

In accordance with the State and Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation, the Mt Barker Waldorf School does not discriminate in accepting an application for admission as a student on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexuality, physical or mental disability, religion, national extraction or social origin.

Admissions Process

For children of Kindergarten age, they start in the year that they turn five. In the year prior to that, during the third term, parents may be asked to attend an interview, depending at that stage where the child is positioned on the Waiting List.
When a place becomes available for students, parents are notified and asked to attend an interview (development of the child).
For a student with a special need or disability, a meeting will be arranged with the parents and the Student Support Coordinator to assess the student, review reports from other schools or professionals and discuss the special needs in the light of the class and the school's resources. For this reason it is essential that parents provide full information on their children's individual requirements.

In selecting any child to fill a vacancy, the Admissions Committee will give special consideration to families where there is a demonstrated commitment to the school and its underlying philosophy. All of the following factors may be taken into consideration:

Compatibility of the philosophy underlying Waldorf Education with the beliefs and practices of the adults in the child's home environment
Children and grandchildren of teachers at Mt Barker Waldorf School
Ex-students
Children of past students
Siblings of current students at the school
Students transferring from other Waldorf schools
Chronological position on the waiting list
For young children, the family's home location will be considered in the sense that we discourage long distance travel

For further information, contact us at 08 8391 0411 or by email: office@mtbarkerwaldorf.sa.edu.au

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Request an Information Pack

The first stage is to contact the school for an information pack that includes an application for enrolment form. To register your family's interest, we ask you to fill out this form and return it to the school along with $65.00 for one child $100.00 per family (inc. GST), and then your name and relevant information will be placed on a waiting list, where it remains until there is a vacancy in the appropriate class.