Preschool Enrolment

When Will My Child Start Preschool

• Children turning 4 prior to May 1st commence preschool in January
• Children turning 4 between May 1st and October 31st commence preschool in July (through the mid-year intake)
• Children turning 4 on or after October 31st commence preschool in January the following year

When your child can start preschool (education.sa.gov.au)

Preschool Catchment Areas

Unsure where your local preschool is? Please use the link to find out:

Find a school zone or preschool catchment area (education.sa.gov.au)

Registration of Interest Timeline

Parents/guardians will apply through a single registration process for either the beginning of the year (intake 1) or mid-year (intake 2) for the following year. Please lodge a registration of interest form at your local preschool and at all preferred non-local preschools, by the end of term 2 (April). Although there is only 1 registration of interest process, preschools will coordinate 2 separate enrolment offers, 1 for the beginning of the year (intake 1) and 1 for mid-year (intake 2).

Register to enrol in preschool (education.sa.gov.au)

Registration of Interest Form Preschool (education.sa.gov.au)

Please download the Registration of Interest Form.
Once complete it can either be returned via email to: dl.3683.leaders@schools.sa.edu.au or dropped into us at: 39 Jane Street, Port Noarlunga South 5167.

When will enrolment Offers Be sent Out

Intake 1 – for children commencing preschool at the start of the year, enrolment offers will be sent out from Week 2, Term 3 (July/August) of the year prior.

Intake 2 – for children commencing preschool through the mid-year intake, enrolment offers will be sent out from Week 4, Term 1 (February/March) of the current year.

When enrolments are high the Priority of Access Policy is implemented.

For Families Wanting to View the Kindergarten Before Enrolment

We understand that choosing the right preschool for your child is important and part of this decision is based on the “feel” of a site. Due to the high enrolments at our kindergarten, we are unfortunately unable to accommodate on demand tours during operation hours. If you are interested in visiting us, we encourage you to use the ‘contact us’ tab or send us an email to express your interest. We aim to hold two ‘Open Hours’ per year, where families are invited to view the kindergarten through a self-guided tour, meet the Director and ask questions. Children are welcome to attend under the supervision of their parent or caregiver.

Kindergarten Hours

In South Australia, children are entitled to access 15-hours of Government funded preschool per week. At South Port Kindergarten, children attend in two groups and these hours are calculated on a fortnightly basis:

Monday/Tuesday Group: 8:30am – 3:00pm (odd week Fridays)

Wednesday/Thursday Group: 8:30am – 3:00pm (even week Fridays)

Friday sessions: 8:30am – 12:30pm (fortnightly)

Fees

The annual kindergarten fee is $500 ($125 per term). This helps towards covering general operating costs and the purchase of equipment and materials for a high quality, play-based learning program. This may appear to be a large amount, but if paid weekly it equates to just $12.50 per week. Fees will be invoiced as two terms together ($250), which will occur in Terms 1 and 3. Additional costs include: Kindergarten apparel (not compulsory), incursions or excursions, as well as the Musical Muscles program ran fortnightly in Terms 3 & 4.