Families wanting to enrol must be living within the Riverbanks Preschool Catchment Area and or School Zone.
Riverbanks College is under a capacity management plan, if student capacity is reached in either Preschool or Primary School, families will be redirected to their nearest local sites being Angle Vale Preschool and Angle Vale Primary School.
Children are entitled to access 4 terms (1 year) of government preschool in the year before they start school.
If your child turns 4 years,
Families will be notified of their expression of interest outcomes via email by close of business on Friday the 1 August 2026.
If your child turns 4 years,
Families will be notified of their expression of interest outcomes via email by close of business on Friday the 20 February 2026.
If your child turns 4 years after 31 October, they will be eligible to commence preschool at the start of the following year.
Expression of interest for 2027 will open May 2026.
If your child turns 5 years,
Families will be notified of their expression of interest outcomes via email by close of business on Friday the 1 August 2026.
If your child turns 5 years,
Families will be notified of outcomes of their expression of interest via email by close of business on Friday the 20 February 2026.
If your child turns 5 years after 31 October will be eligible to commence school at the start of the following year.
Expression of interest for 2027 will open May 2026.
Families wanting to transfer to Riverbanks College as a Primary or Secondary student must be living within Riverbanks school zone.
If you are currently building, you must be living within the school zone prior to assessment of enrolment.
Families will be notified of outcomes of their expression of interest via email by close of business on Friday the 31 October 2025.
If your child is starting high school (year 7) in 2026 please click here for further information.
The Enter for Success strategy aims to support the inclusion, attendance, participation and retention of Aboriginal students at school.
The strategy gives Aboriginal students the opportunity to enrol and be accepted into any government school they nominate the year before starting school.
Find out more about the Enter for Success strategy.
Enrolments at Riverbanks College B-12 is governed by the Department for Education policy as applying to zoned state schools.
An online map of the Riverbanks College B-12 zone and a search tool to determine if your home address is within the school zone is available at the find your zoned school tool.
A capacity management plan is one of the strategies the department uses to support government schools that have more demand for enrolment than available places.
The capacity management plan helps a school return to or maintain sustainable enrolment numbers, which helps children attend their local school.
The department have developed these plans based on need, not on the location of the school. Capacity management plans are not unique to South Australia. Click on the link below to view the Riverbanks College B-12 capacity plan.
