Parents or carers may enrol a child in their local primary school by contacting the school directly.
Education in Queensland
ENROLLING YOUR CHILD
Prep
From 2007, all children of eligible age may attend a full-time Preparatory Year (Prep) before starting Year 1. Prep is not compulsory but helps children develop the skills and knowledge to help them make a smooth transition to Year 1.
Children will need to be five by 30 June in the year they enrol in Prep. Children born on or after 1 January 2002 will be eligible for the new Preparatory Year of schooling before enrolling in Year 1. From 2008, the starting age of compulsory schooling will increase by six months so that children must turn six by 30 June in the year they enrol in Year 1.
Parents or caregivers can enrol their child in Prep by contacting the school directly.
Visit www.education.qld.gov.au/etrf/prep.html or call the Prep Hotline on 1300 650 220 for more information.
Primary
To be enrolled in Year 1 in January, children will need to be five years old by the last day of December of the previous year. From 2008, children will need to be six by 30 June in the year they enrol in Year 1.
Under special circumstances, children may be enrolled at a younger age. Parents may enrol a child in their local primary school by contacting the school directly. A birth certificate must be provided when enrolling a child at a new school.
