Frequently Asked Questions

Enrolments open in late November for semester 1 and in May for semester 2 ESV courses. Enrolments close 1 week prior to the semester start date (mid Feb/July). Registration forms received after this date will incur a late fee of $25. Interested parties who sign up for the ESV newsletter will be notified when enrolments open.

The home page of the ESV website has a link to join our mailing list. News and updates may also be shared on the John Monash Science School Facebook Page

Registration for ESV happens in two stages:

First, a school registers to participate in the program, with a Liaison Teacher at the school operating as the point of contact for the ESV team.

After the school has registered, the Liaison Teacher can enrol individual students into their desired courses.

Because students need to be excused from existing classes in order to participate in ESV courses, it is important that we work alongside both the schools and teachers of participating students.

By having the school register first and a nominated teacher as the point of contact, we can ensure that.

 Yes! Students being home-schooled can enrol in ESV courses.

With permission from us, parents/teachers of home-schooled students can register themselves as a school, and then enrol their children/students in  their desired ESV courses.

If you are the parent/guardian of a home-schooled student, please enquiries@emsci.vic.edu.au to arrange your registration in the ESV program.

 ESV courses operate at a fixed price for each student, per semester.

Government Schools
Non-Refundable Enrolment Fee: $25.00

To help offset administrative costs, a non-refundable enrolment fee of $25.00 per student is due at the time of enrolment.

Invoices
Schools will receive an invoice for each student participating.

Non- Government Schools
Non-Refundable Enrolment Fee: $25.00

To help offset administrative costs, a non-refundable enrolment fee of $25.00 per student is due at the time of enrolment.

Invoices
$300.00 per subject, per student will be charged.

Schools will receive an invoice for each student participating. The decision to cover the cost of participating students, or to pass this cost on to the parents/caregivers of the individual students remains at the discretion of the school.

Invoices for ESV fees are sent to the students’ school. The school may choose to either pay for the students participating, or pass the cost on to the parents.

Each participating school handles payment differently.
To avoid confusion, ESV always issues invoices to the school and leaves payment at the discretion of the school administration.

Invoices for courses are sent in Week 4 of each course, after which time any refund of fees is at the sole discretion of the ESV Director.

Students withdrawing from a course in the first three weeks will only pay the enrolment deposit of $25.00.

Students withdrawing from a course after the third week – when invoices are issued, will be expected to pay the full course fee.

Our staff are employed and paid for a full semester of teaching and learning. After Week 4, it is expected that students will continue with their chosen course, and subsequently, pay the full fees associated for each course.

To participate in courses from Emerging Sciences Victoria students require:

• access to a computer (laptop or desktop), preferably with a camera;
• a stable internet connection;
• a ‘gaming’ headset with a microphone.*

We also use a combination of different free software and online services to facilitate teaching and learning, and can work with school ICT staff to ensure that students are able to connect to, and participate in lessons.

For more information, please visit our technical information page

All ESV units have been designed and aimed at students in Years 9 and 10 in Victoria. Younger students with a passion for STEM and high academic achievements may be considered on a case by case basis and recommendation from their teachers

All units are live and run during school hours and therefore require a Liaison Teacher to coordinate the students attendance. The timetable for each semester is provided when Enrolment forms open to allow teachers to begin coordinating attendance alongside students’ regular timetable

All of our ESV lessons are recorded and posted to a private YouTube channel, which students have access to.

Should a student miss a class, they can simply log on to YouTube to catch up.

Yes! Our ESV Teachers mark a roll at the beginning of each lesson.

Students will be assessed on their level of attendance and participation

Should a student know in advance that they will be absent for a lesson, they must inform both their Liaison Teacher and their ESV teacher prior to their absence.

The units are not accredited and are purely designed as additional electives for students with a keen interest in the subject matter. They are not VCE subjects, nor do they count towards final grades.

ESV is an outreach program run by JMSS. Participation in the program is designed to help students develop an interest and passion for STEM related fields. The application for JMSS covers a range of different componments and is separate to this participation in this program. For more information on the application process please refer to the John Monash website.

No. ESV runs separately to regular school and are taken as additional units. Ability to time manage additional subjects is something to be carefully considered when enrolling in ESV.

The program runs for a total of 15 weeks.