We recognise that transitioning to a new school and often a new country can be a challenging process, so in order to support this transition all new students are given a buddy. The buddy helps them with orientation and introduces them to other students in the year group. The classroom teacher, tutor, student coordinator and school counsellor all meet with new students and help them in their integration into life at BSM and transition from their previous school.

Parent support is also available in the form of orientation meetings that we run at the start of term 1 for new parents. We have an active and enthusiastic Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) that runs a social event at the beginning of each year for all new parents and teachers to introduce them to our community. Our class representatives, who are parent volunteers, encourage new families to participate in events and help parents to access any information they may require.

Students are expected to have at least an age-appropriate level of English. All candidates will go through an English assessment on application that is relevant to their age. Learning Support is also available for incoming students.

A wait pool process is in place. Once admissions by year level have reached the maximum class size, the following Admissions Priority Procedures apply, subject to the Student Applicant successfully completing the entrance assessment.

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