Doxa School Bendigo (DSB) is a registered Co-educational, Specialist secondary Catholic school which operates with the consent of the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst and is owned and operated by Catholic EducationSandhurst Limited (CES Ltd)
DSB is a transition school that offers young people an opportunity to connect with their education in a supportive learning community.
Applications can be sought from schools, support agencies and families. As DSB currently has a limited enrolment of 50 student places across yr 7 to yr 12, it is an expectation that a range of supporters work collaboratively to complete the application process for any young person applying.
This enrolment policy is part of the enrolment framework approved by the Board of Catholic Education Sandhurst (CES Ltd Board) which must be followed by all Sandhurst Catholic Schools.
In addition to the CES Ltd Enrolment Framework, DSB is a specialist setting and therefore has specific requirements when considering an enrolment.
Please see below the enrolment procedure process.
2025 enrolment Procedure and Timeline:
| Stage | Planned Timeline | How it works |
| Expression of interest | April- September | Contact DSB to enquire about the program. |
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School Tour ***Opening Monday 26th August 2024*** |
August, September, October |
Book into a DSB tour. This is a walk-through tour to learn more about the education and wellbeing program at DSB. |
| Application Form |
Due Date: By 4pm 11th October 2024 |
Complete the ‘Enrolment Application Form’. This should be done together with the applicant's supporters, ie. Guardians, Referring school/ service/ agency and Specialist support. Email your complete application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Application Assessment | 14th - 18th October 2024 | All applications are assessed by using the Priority Criteria’. |
| Application Meetings | October - November |
We will invite applicants and their guardians to come and talk about how DSB could be a good option for them. This is an information gathering stage where applicants are invited to share what has been difficult about accessing their education and what could help to be more connected to school. |
| Enrolment offers | 29th November 2024 |
We will offer enrolment for the amount of places that we have available. We contact everyone who we’ve met with and talk about the reasons we did or didn’t offer enrolment with DSB. |
| Enrolment Forms |
16th- 18th December 2024 & January 2025. |
Completion of all formal enrolment documentation. |
2026 enrolment procedure and timeline will be updated in March 2025
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