Prep is the first year of school and provides the foundation for your child's education. From 2017, it is compulsory for Queensland children to undertake Prep prior to Year 1. Prep is a full-time program held in primary schools. Children attend Monday-Friday, from 8:50am to 3:00pm. Children must be 5 by 30 June in the year they enrol.
Get advice on preparing your child for Prep including early childhood education and care options, and how to get your child ready for their first day of school.
Toowoomba East State School enrolment is both capped and zoned. Enrolment places are limited and eligibility is restricted. Available places for prep are very limited and the waiting list is filling quickly.
Please contact the school office on (07) 4637 5222 for further information or email enrolments@toowoombaeastss.eq.edu.au.
Transitioning to Prep
It is now easier for our new families to share your
child’s Kindergarten transition statement with the school.
The statements are a great way for our Prep
teachers to get to know the children in their class before the first day, so
they can prepare to welcome them and plan for their ongoing learning and
development.
Kindergarten teachers, parents, carers and children
develop transition statements together near the end of the kindy year. The
transition statement is a snapshot of each child’s strengths, interests and
learning through kindy.
Families will receive their child’s transition
statement with the transition statement parent/carer consent form. By signing the
form parents and carers can now give their consent for transition statements to
be forwarded to a child’s new school and outside school hours care service
directly from kindergartens.
We will be in touch with local services to ensure
our email address is known to the kindergarten teachers to receive the
transition statements.
Watch
this video for more information about Kindy Transition Statements.
What does prep look like?