Enrolments

There is no right or wrong age, as a child’s readiness for school relies on a number of individual factors. Inaburra has a thorough assessment process conducted by highly experienced educators who will inform you as to whether your child is ready for Kindergarten or not.

The benefits associated with enrolling your child from Kindergarten are wide ranging and include a well-rounded, differentiated education during those all-important formative years. It also provides a solid foundation from which to build in future years, friends for life and a guaranteed position for the duration of their education.

This decision is more about your personal assessment of the merits of an independent school education versus those of a public school education. The school years are integral to a child’s development and factors such as the culture of a school, its ability to make independent decisions and the community of like-minded parents are all considerations when answering that question for yourself and your child.

As an independent school, Inaburra does not have an official catchment area. Most of our families live in the Sutherland Shire, but a significant number live in the suburbs immediately north of the Georges River. The school does not select students based on geographic location.

As a co-educational school we enrol even numbers of boys and girls in each year group. This may fluctuate slightly from time to time but we actively seek to balance the numbers so as not to impact the dynamic of year group in any way.

The school fees cover nearly all the costs of school, including textbooks and excursions. The full fee schedule can be found on our website: inaburra.nsw.edu.au/community/parentsstudents/fees/

Fees are updated in November each year. Uniform and the provision of a laptop or tablet in Years 5-12 are the primary additional costs, although there is also a levy for participation in the school’s music program. Some enrichment activities, such as overseas tours or high-level sporting representation will also have additional costs.

No. The date of registration for enrolment remains as the key basis for offers of enrolment. However, there is no guarantee that an offer will be repeated.

The only alternate point of entry into the school takes the form of our Scholarship program. You do not need to be waitlisted to apply for a scholarship at Inaburra. School. We currently offer scholarships across four categories, including Academic, Music, All-rounder and Indigenous for entry into Year 7, Year 9 and Year 11.  For more information regarding our scholarship program, please refer to our school website.

There is strong interest in enrolment at Inaburra School, although there are fluctuations from year to year. The school usually gives priority to siblings of current students, children of staff and children of alumni. Beyond that, the waitlist is driven by date of application, so the earlier a student is registered for enrolment, the better.

Inaburra does not require a faith commitment from families as a condition of enrolment. However, enrolment at Inaburra entails participation in the full life of the school, including any specifically Christian activities.

At present the school does not hold a regular chapel service. Bible reading and prayer is a regular feature of our gatherings, and all students participate in the Biblical Studies program. Junior School has Bible verse and prayer time each morning, plus memory verses in the Junior School assemblies. In Senior School, Year 7 has three Bible study periods a fortnight, Year 8 and Year 9 have two periods per fortnight and Year 10, 11 and 12 have one period a fortnight. It is not mandatory for students do Bible Studies as part of their HSC.

There are two classes in each year group in the Junior School K-4. In Year 5 and 6 there are three classes in each year group. There are 22 students per class in K-2, 26 students per class in 3-4, and up to 24 students per class in 5-6. It is important to note that the research is very clear that in general class size does not have a bearing on the learning outcomes for students, unless classes are much larger (well into the 30’s).

The current normal enrolment per year group is 140 students. The maximum class size is 28, but many classes are smaller. Classes in Years 11 and 12 tend to be smaller. It is important to note that the research is very clear that class size does not have a bearing on the learning outcomes for students, unless classes are much larger.

Inaburra does not compete in inter-school sport on the weekends. Most of our students are actively involved in local club and representative sport on weekends; the school does not wish to conflict with these existing commitments. On occasion representative teams will train outside of school hours.

Inaburra students perform strongly in the HSC each year. A summary of our academic results can be found on our website.

Inaburra students perform strongly in NAPLAN. Further detail can be seen on the MySchool website and in the Annual Report.

Inaburra School offers a very wide range of elective choices in both Stage 5 (Years 9-10) and Stage 6 (Years 11-12). View a sample curriculum pathway here.

Inaburra School offers Chinese (Mandarin) and Indonesian. All students study Chinese (Mandarin) in the Junior years and then again in Year 8. Chinese and Indonesian become electives from Years 9-12. A small number of students choose to study different languages by correspondence through the Open High School in Years 9-12. Chinese has a dedicated learning space in the Junior School.

Inaburra is not accredited to accept international students except in cases where specific bridging visa conditions have been met. We do not offer boarding facilities so there is no accommodation for international students at our school.

We host ‘Meet the Principal’ mornings regularly throughout the year. These events are designed to give prospective enrolments a window into Inaburra School. The mornings start at 10:00am with a presentation by the Principal, Dr James Pietsch, followed by school tours. Interested families are welcome to register to attend one of these sessions.

New dates for the ‘Meet the Principal’ mornings are released at the start of each school term. These mornings do book out quickly, therefore we suggest you register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.