Starting school - Department of Education
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Starting school - Department of Education
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Starting school
Starting school
It's an exciting and important milestone when your child goes to school for the first time.
Knowing what to expect and being able to support your child as they start their schooling journey will help your them embrace learning and settle in to new routines.
Your child will reach several milestones during their schooling and transition to different stages of school life. Many will move to new schools. You can access resources to help you
support them as they progress through
and check out our
programs for parents
.
A full-time Kindergarten pilot will begin in 2026. Five schools have been selected to take part in the pilot, where children will be able to attend play-based Kindergarten 5 days a week. For more information, refer to
Full-time Kindergarten pilot
.
Starting school
Starting school
Hello Kindergarten (print-friendly)
What to expect when your child starts kindergarten.
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(PDF 1.5MB)
Hello Pre-primary
What to expect when your child starts Pre-primary, the first year of compulsory schooling.
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Say hello to school
"Say hello to school" is a reading book for Aboriginal families on what to expect when your child starts school. It is provided in A4 size for easy printing.
Download
(PDF 8.2MB)
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Starting school
Starting school
It's an exciting and important milestone when your child goes to school for the first time.
Knowing what to expect and being able to support your child as they start their schooling journey will help your them embrace learning and settle in to new routines.
Your child will reach several milestones during their schooling and transition to different stages of school life. Many will move to new schools. You can access resources to help you
support them as they progress through
and check out our
programs for parents
.
A full-time Kindergarten pilot will begin in 2026. Five schools have been selected to take part in the pilot, where children will be able to attend play-based Kindergarten 5 days a week. For more information, refer to
Full-time Kindergarten pilot
.
Starting school
Starting school
Hello Kindergarten (print-friendly)
What to expect when your child starts kindergarten.
Download
(PDF 1.5MB)
Hello Pre-primary
What to expect when your child starts Pre-primary, the first year of compulsory schooling.
english
English
Arabic
-
العربية
Burmese
-
မြန်မာ
Chinese Simplified
-
简体中文
Dari
-
دری
Farsi
-
فارسی
Hindi
-
हिंदी
Indonesian
-
Bahasa Indonesia
Karen
-
ကညီကျိာ်
Korean
-
한국어
Swahili
-
Kiswahili
Tagalog
-
Tagalog
Thai
-
ไทย
Tigrinya
-
ትግርኛ
Vietnamese
-
Tiếng Việt
Download
(PDF 1.7MB)
تحميل
ဒေါင်းလုဒ်ဆွဲရန်
下载
دانلود
دانلود کنید
डाउनलोड करें
Unduh
ထုးထီၣ်လၢလီပှၥ်ယဲၤအပူၤ
다운로드
Fungua
I-download
ดาวน์โหลด
ጸቒትካ ምውጻእ
Tải Xuống
Say hello to school
"Say hello to school" is a reading book for Aboriginal families on what to expect when your child starts school. It is provided in A4 size for easy printing.
Download
(PDF 8.2MB)