William Rose School

Excellence in sensory and special education

Telephone02 9838 4893

Emailwilliamros-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Enrolment enquiries

Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.

Local enrolment area

Check your address on School Finder to see if it is within our local intake area. Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.

How to enrol

If you live in our intake area and would like to apply to enrol at our school, start by submitting an online enrolment application. Online enrolment is currently only available for Australian or New Zealand citizens and permanent residents.

If you are not able to apply online or you prefer not to, download the paper application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB) form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this.

Online enrolment can also be used for out-of-area enrolment. Please note that out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department’s enrolment policy.

Enrolment applications are finalised at the school.

For more information, visit ssp school enrolment.

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Temporary visas and international students

The Temporary Residents Program has information about eligibility and the forms to complete an application.

Distance education

Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.

For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.

William Rose School is a Department of Education school that provides educational programs for students who have a primary diagnosis of intellectual disability.

Students can also have secondary and multiple disabilities. A regional placement panel operates to assess applications for specialist settings and ensure eligibility for your child.

The process of applying for placement in a specialist setting involves:

  1. Making an appointment to visit the school counsellor at your local primary school, closest to where you live.
  2. You will need to ask the school to complete an access request form for your child to access a specialist setting or a support setting in a mainstream school. The school will support you through this process. Please ensure you bring any current assessments and documentation with you to the appointment.
  3. If you do not have a current cognitive assessment of your child, the school counsellor at your local school can arrange to complete this assessment. It will require another appointment.
  4. Learning and engagement officers from the Department of Education are available to assist you in answering any questions. They are available on 02 9208-7665 Nirimba Education Office.
  5. Once your access request is completed, it is sent to our regional placement panel for determination of eligibility and suitable placement. The placement panel will keep you informed as your application is processed. They will also advise you that your child has been offered a place in a special setting. The enrolment process can then commence directly with the school that you child has been offered.

Moving overseas

Moving overseas and need school reports authenticated for DFAT? 

Email document.authentication@det.nsw.edu.au to arrange to bring original documents to 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta 2150.