Starting Kindergarten
1. All children must be in compulsory schooling by their 6th birthday.
2. Children can start Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year if they turn 5 on or before 31 July that year.
3. Students should start school at the beginning of the school year.
How to enrol
When you’re ready to enrol your child in our school, contact us. You may need to attend an interview with the principal. There you can discuss any medical conditions or other special circumstances before your child starts school. We may also complete a risk assessment on the enrolment.
Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
For more information, visit primary school enrolment or contact us to discuss your child’s enrolment.
Apply online
Our new online enrolment process makes it easier and faster to enrol your child at your local school.
To apply online, you must:
be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
live in the local enrolment area of this school.
If you are not eligible to use the online form or prefer not to, you can download an application to enrol (PDF 768.4KB).
The application form must be completed in English. However, a translated application to enrol may help you to fill out the form in English.
For further information please contact us by phone on 02 4883 6192 or via email to bundanoon-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
We look forward to welcoming your family to our school.
Our office hours are 8.30 am to 3.40 pm Monday to Friday, during school terms.
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Enrolment Policy
Why was the enrolment policy revised?
Across the state, many communities are changing. Some are growing at rates never seen before. Some schools that used to be able to accept out-of-area enrolments, no longer have the room to do so. The revised policy is designed to support schools to manage all enrolment applications, encourage greater consistency in decision-making and make sure the enrolment choices are clear for parents.
What are the changes?
The enrolment cap
The enrolment cap is the number of students that can be enrolled at a school based on the school’s permanent accommodation. The enrolment cap tells us whether the school may or may not have the capacity to accept non-local enrolments. It is not a target or limit on the number of local enrolments a school can take.
Each school with a local intake area will have a cap set by the department from Term 4 2019.
100-point residential address check
Parents planning to enrol their child at a school that is near or at its buffer or cap will be asked to complete the 100-point residential address check to confirm they live within the school’s designated intake area.
This means parents will need to provide documents to verify the child’s current address. So that schools only seek information relevant to the child’s enrolment, a list of approved documents for the residential address check is available from the school.
100 Point Residential Checklist
Local enrolment area
Most schools have designated local enrolment areas. The School Finder shows our local enrolment area. Note: local enrolment areas are subject to change.
Temporary visas and international students
For information about eligibility and forms to complete, visit the Temporary Residents Program.
Non-local enrolments
As outlined in the department’s enrolment policy, our school may accept enrolments from outside our local enrolment area if places are available.
We will assess applications for non-local enrolment on a case-by-case basis.
How can I help with the transition to school?
The department has useful resources for parents to assist in the transition to school process.
Follow the links below to visit these pages:
- Getting Ready for Primary School - a booklet with tips and checklists to help parents prepare their child for Kindergarten.
- Let's Go to School Activity Book about going to school.
- Starting School - information on when children should start school, orientation day and helping your child get ready.
- Daisy's First Day - a children's book about Daisy the koala on her first day at primary school.
Orientation and transition to School
Our orientation program is designed to assist our new Kindergarten students with their transition to school. Future Kindergarten students will attend one morning session per week for two weeks, followed by a third session all together. In the third session students will attend the morning session, meet their Year 5 buddies and stay to have recess at school.
The Orientation program is usually held in Term 4. Below is a sample of our orientation program.
Session 1:
Future Kindergarten students will attend their first orientation morning session in small groups. Parents/caregivers will need to select one morning session (Monday to Thursday) for their child to attend. This is booked in via the school office.
The sessions run from 9.00 am - 10.30 am and consist of small group activities in the classroom, joining the current Kindergarten class.
Session 2:
Future Kindergarten students will attend their second orientation morning session in small groups. Parents/caregivers will need to select one morning session (e.g., Monday to Thursday) for their child to attend. This is booked in via the school office.
The sessions run from 9.00 am - 10.30 am and consist of small group activities in the classroom, joining the current Kindergarten class.
Session 3:
All future Kindergarten students attend an orientation morning together from 9.00 am - 11.00 am. They meet their buddies and stay to have recess at school before being collected.
Parent/Caregiver Information Evening Session:
An afternoon/evening information session will be held for parents/caregivers of future Kindergarten students.
All dates and times will be confirmed closer to the time and communicated to you after you enrol.