Auto Calculated: TY / NY - Priority of Access

Overview

Priority of Access (PoA) is a Victorian Government policy that requires funded kindergarten services to prioritise enrolment for children who are at risk of disadvantage or vulnerability. When there are more enrolment applications than available places, services must apply this criteria to determine which children are offered a place first.

For full details on the policy, refer to the Priority of Access for Early Childhood Education page on the Victorian Government website.

The TY / NY - Priority of Access field automates this check by evaluating the child and family information recorded in the system. It returns True when a child meets one or more of the criteria outlined below.

TY / NY - Priority of Access Calculated Value

The result is True when any one of the criteria below is matched (an “OR” check across all criteria).

Child-based criteria (any one will return True):

Child field	Value check
Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander	EQUALS Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Child or family known to child protection	CONTAINS Yes
Living Arrangement	EQUALS Formal Kinship Care Foster Care Permanent Care Residential Care Informal Kinship Care Out of home care arrangement (including kinship care)
Multiple Birth	EQUALS True
Visa Type	CONTAINS (in Applicable Concessions) any of the following Visa immi Exemption
Health Care Card (Child, Parent 1 or Parent 2)	EQUALS True AND Health Care expiry date is blank, OR Health Care expiry date is in the future (tomorrow or later)
Pensioner Concession Card (Child, Parent 1 or Parent 2)	EQUALS True AND Pension Expiry Date is blank, OR Pension Expiry Date is in the future (tomorrow or later)
DVA Card (Child, Parent 1 or Parent 2)	EQUALS True AND DVA Expiry is blank, OR DVA Expiry is in the future (tomorrow or later)

Important: The Visa Type check above (Applicable Concessions “contains” matching) does not validate any card expiry dates. Expiry dates are only validated when using the specific card fields (Health Care Card / Pensioner Concession Card / DVA Card).

Additional criteria from 2027 onwards (these checks are only included when: TY is being calculated in 2027 or later):

Record	Field / Value check
Child	TY Repeat is not blank
Child	KIS Referral EQUALS True
Child	Additional Needs Approved EQUALS True
Parent / Guardian	Disability / complex medical needs approved is not blank