Preschool enrolment
Preschool is a 1 year program which offers a total of 600 hours (15hrs per week), to 4year old children in their year prior to commencing school, during the school term.
All children will be eligible for 4 terms of preschool before starting school. Schools will also provide both term 1 and term 3 intakes as of 2024.
A registration of interest form is the first step in securing your child’s enrolment: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/preschool_registration_interest_form.pdf
If you are unsure about your child’s eligible preschool year, please contact us to discuss further
Further information can be found on https://www.education.sa.gov.au/
Children who turn 4 | Start preschool | Start school |
On or before 30 April | Term 1 | Term 1 |
Between 1 May and 31 October | Term 3 | Term 3 |
On or after 1 November | Term 1 (the following year) | Term 1 |
Children who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or are in care (under guardianship), they will be eligible for 12 hours of preschool after they turn 3 and 15 hours of preschool the following year.