Kindergarten Priority Placement Survey |
Kindergarten Priority Placement
In 2010, we surveyed the community regarding how Kindergarten Priority Placements should be made.
We asked 8 questions and we used the top 2 preferences (Parents Preference and Eldest to Youngest) as part of our Placement Process, along with the requirements determined by the Department of Education and Training
It is time to re-survey families so that we can determine the current best Priority Placement System for your child/children.
The results of this survey will be made available in June and used to place children in Kindergarten in 2017.
We asked 8 questions and we used the top 2 preferences (Parents Preference and Eldest to Youngest) as part of our Placement Process, along with the requirements determined by the Department of Education and Training
It is time to re-survey families so that we can determine the current best Priority Placement System for your child/children.
The results of this survey will be made available in June and used to place children in Kindergarten in 2017.
Allocation process for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Children
The following are the Department of Education and Trainings priority placement criteria that must be applied before any other placement criteria.
Children at risk of abuse or neglect, including children in Out-of-Home Care, Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning, or referred by:
– Child Protection
– Child and family services (family services referral and support team, Child FIRST)
– Maternal and Child Health nurse, or
– Out-of-Home Care provider
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
Children eligible for a second year of Kindergarten
Asylum seeker and refugee children appropriate visa that identifies the child and/or parents as a refugee or, asylum seeker
Children eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy
• Children or parents who hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card and multiple birth children (3+)
Children with additional needs,
• Defined as children who:
– require additional assistance in order to fully participate in the kindergarten program
– require a combination of services which are individually planned
– have an identified specific disability or developmental delay
The following are the Department of Education and Trainings priority placement criteria that must be applied before any other placement criteria.
Children at risk of abuse or neglect, including children in Out-of-Home Care, Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning, or referred by:
– Child Protection
– Child and family services (family services referral and support team, Child FIRST)
– Maternal and Child Health nurse, or
– Out-of-Home Care provider
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
Children eligible for a second year of Kindergarten
Asylum seeker and refugee children appropriate visa that identifies the child and/or parents as a refugee or, asylum seeker
Children eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy
• Children or parents who hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card and multiple birth children (3+)
Children with additional needs,
• Defined as children who:
– require additional assistance in order to fully participate in the kindergarten program
– require a combination of services which are individually planned
– have an identified specific disability or developmental delay