The Enrolment Process at CMS
Welcome to our Enrolment Process. We are thrilled that you have found your way to this page and are considering enrolment at Caboolture Montessori School. We have tried to simplify the enrolment process as much as possible and we look forward to taking you on this journey.
Getting Started
Caboolture Montessori School follows a structured enrolment format to ensure all applications are conducted consistently and fairly. We want to make sure that students and families are offered our professional services at all times. We also want to be confident that CMS is able to support your child’s unique learning journey and that joining our Montessori school is the right educational decision for your child and your family. We rely on honest disclosure of any information relevant to your child’s learning.
Please complete this Enrolment Enquiry form which will advise us that that you are interested to find out more about Caboolture Montessori School.
We hold 4 Open Days each year between February and October. Exact dates are published our Home Page and on social media.
Toddler Group
This is where the Montessori journey begins at CMS.
If you have a child between the ages of 15 months and 3 years, now is the time to introduce Montessori and to understand how it will help your child and also you, as a parent. Please see here for the Toddler application process.
Cycle 1 Enrolments
If you have attended an Open Day, or you may be already attending our CMS Tadpole Toddler group, and you would like to progress with the enrolment process of your child who is aged between 3-6, please complete this Application for Enrolment.
Alternatively, you may also wish to consider a Classroom Observation. Please ask us about this.
Once you submit the Application for Enrolment, the Application Fee of $150* is due. Payment details are given during the submission process.
Once we receive and review your application, you may be offered to join our wait-list by attending a meeting with the Principal.
*For a second and subsequent child, the fee is $100.
Cycle 2 (age 6-9) & Cycle 3 (age 9-12) Enrolment
As the Montessori approach to learning is very different to mainstream education, in our experience, quite often older children without previous Montessori experience may have difficulties in adapting to the Montessori approach. However, each child’s learning journey is treated uniquely.
Please call Caroline in Enrolments to discuss your Cycle 2 or 3 student.
What Information is Needed for Enrolment?
In order to progress your application, the school requires information about your child’s education so that we can assess their ability to adapt to the school and to the Montessori Method of education. Not every child’s learning style or temperament is suited to the Montessori Method, which requires a high level of self-direction from students.
When you meet with the Principal, please bring the following documentation with you:
- A completed Application for Enrolment Form (please see our Standard Collection (Privacy) Notice Flyer)
- Copy of birth certificate
- Copy of immunisation records or immunisation exemption information
- Copies of all school reports from previous schools
- Academic documents and/or professional assessment reports (Psychologist / Paediatrician / Occupational Therapist / Speech Therapist / Behavioural Optometrist / Learning Support / etc.)
- These documents can also be emailed to admin@cms.qld.edu.au.