Enrolment

Enrolment Process

Thank you for considering Hillcrest Christian College for your child's educational journey. We would love the opportunity to discuss future enrolment for your family.

The College has reached capacity in most year levels, however as the Gold Coast is a transient city, positions can become available from time to time and current waiting lists are not too long.

If you wish to discuss enrolment and find out about current availability in the year levels you require for your children, please complete our Enrolment Enquiry Form. Someone from the College Enrolments Team will be in contact with you as soon as possible.

Links to Enrolment Application Forms are listed below. However, we encourage you to submit an Enrolment Enquiry Form to enquire about enrolment availability prior to submitting an application.


2026 applications closing soon!!


Pre Kindy, Kindy & Prep 2026
Applications for first-round offers will close at midnight on Sunday 9 February 2025

If you have a 2, 3 or 4 year old child and you would like them to be considered for a first-round offers at Hillcrest in 2026, please ensure you have submitted an application by 9 Feb.

Pre-Kindy children must turn 3 years old by March 2026 to be considered.
Children turning 3 after April 2026 can apply for 2027 Enrolment.

Year 3 & Year 5, 2026 Intakes

Applications for first-round offers will close midnight Sunday 2 March 2025.

Other Year Levels for 2026

The College does not have formal intakes for any other year levels,
Applications can be submitted for 2026 after the closing date but will only be considered for second-round offers.

However, the Gold Coast can be a transient city and casual positions can come available from time to time. Applications are currently open to be considered for 2025 & 2026 casual entry positions.


MAIN ENTRY YEARS

Hillcrest Christian College has a limited number of intakes and we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. The College offers Pre-Kindy to Year 12 with main enrolment intakes in the following:

Kindy (Pre-School)

Kindy is the main form of entry into the College and is provided priority enrolment into Prep.

Prep

Our Junior Learning Community has very limited intake for Prep each year as priority is provided to pre-existing Kindy enrolments. 

Year 3

Our Junior Learning Community has a very limited intake for Year 3.

Year 5

This is the alternate entry if you wish to consider later enrolment. Hillcrest Christian College does not offer a formal Year 7 intake. We offer a dedicated Middle Learning Community (MLC) from Years 5-8 to support students as they transition and develop during adolescence.

To ensure you don’t miss out, we encourage you to enrol in Year 5 where you join the dedicated Middle learning community as an important transitional phase for students social wellbeing and development. 

The learning opportunities, experiences and wellbeing framework are specifically tailored to the Adolescent years. Please refer to our Middle Learning Community for more information or talk to our enrolments team for a College Tour.

Years 9-12

Our Senior Learning Community has limited positions available for students wishing to complete their educational pathway at Hillcrest. Hillcrest also offers specific and a large variety of Pathways to provide the support and Pathways for personal interests and strengths. 

Please contact the College via the General Enrolment Enquiry Form so we can check specific availability.