Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.
Please note that the Killara Public School office will be opened for new enrolments between 9.00am and 3pm.
If you have any questions concerning enrolment, please contact our friendly office staff on 02 9498 2397.
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.
Killara Public School - Enrolment Policy
Students are enrolled at Killara Public School in accordance with the guidelines of the NSW Department of Education. This policy is to be read in conunction with the DoE Enromlment of Students in NSW Government Schools located at www.det.nsw.edu.au.
For more information view Killara Public School's enrolment policy.
How to enrol
Contact us when you’re ready to enrol your child in our school. 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.
For more information, visit primary school enrolment.
Download an application to enrol (PDF 5.9MB).
The application form must be completed in English. However, a translated application to enrol may help you to fill out the form in English.
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.
Temporary visas and international students
For information about eligibility and forms to complete, visit the Temporary Residents Program.
Distance education
Distance education is an equity program for students who are geographically isolated or whose individual circumstances prevent them from regularly attending school. Students must meet one of the conditions in the Distance Education Enrolment Procedures to be eligible to access this program as a full-time student.
For more information about educational opportunities in rural areas, visit Rural and distance education.
Starting Kindergarten important information
Information on when school tours, orientation programs and assessment programs are being held can be found in the events section or downloaded as a flyer Kindy 2020 information (PDF 299KB)
Upcoming important dates for Kindergarten
School Tours
Our Kindergarten 2020 school tours provide and opportunity for parents and children to meet our principal and school staff. You will be able to visit classrooms, talk to our students, tour the school's playground and facilities. The tour will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Please contact the school to register if you wish to attend one of our tours.
Tours will be held on the following Friday's in 2019 at 9:30am:
- 28 June
- 2 August
- 16 August
- 25 October
- 15 November
Starting School Information Evening
- Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 7:00pm
This information session is designed to provide parents with more detailed information about all aspects of school life at Killara Public School. Topics covered will include our approach to student wellbeing, an overview of curriculum, an overview of the school day, Kindergarten orientation sessions, parent involvement in learning, strategies for preparing your child for school and an opportunity to ask questions.
Orientation
The Orientation program will be held over three days between 9:30 to 10:45am on:
- Wednesday 30 October 2019
- Monday 4 November 2019
- Wednesday 13 November 2019
All Kindergarten students joining the Killara Public School community will be invited to spend the morning over three consecutive weeks participating in a range of play, art and literacy activities as part of our Orientation program. These are held in Term 4.
Best Start Kindergarten Assessment
Best Start Kindergarten Assessment Period will be on:
- Wednesday 29 January 2020
- Thursday 30 January 2020
The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment will be conducted prior to your child beginning Kindergarten next year. The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment helps teachers identify the literacy and numeracy knowledge and skills that each child brings to school as they enter Kindergarten. Best Start is a one on one assessment conducted by each child's class teacher and takes place prior to your child's first day of Kindergarten.
First Day of Kindergarten
- Friday 31 January 2020 is the first day of Kindergarten
We look forward to welcoming new families to Kindergarten here is some transition to school information to help you.
When to start school
Your child can start Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year if they turn five on or before 31 July of that year. By law, all children must be enrolled in school by their sixth birthday.
When to start your child at school is an individual decision. You may want to discuss this with us or with your child's preschool teacher, carer or doctor.
Enrolment information
We are only able to accept applications if you live in the catchment area. To see the latest catchment area, please visit School Finder.
Preparing your child
You can do a lot to help prepare your child for Kindergarten before their big 'first day'. The following skills are useful for children starting Kindergarten. Everyone develops at a different pace so this is only a guide and not all children will have these skills.
Language
- talks to other people about familiar objects and events
- answers and asks simple questions
- makes needs known
- follows simple instructions
- uses books for enjoyment or for looking at pictures
- identifies pictures in books, magazines, on television or video
- uses a variety of things (pens, pencils, textas, paintbrushes, sticks in the dirt) to draw, to scribble or to write
- joins in singing familiar songs
Mathematics
- recognises that numbers can be used to count
- uses words and phrases such as many, a lot, more, less
- identifies things in a group that are different
- sees differences in shapes
- differentiates between opposites – up and down, under and over, in front and behind, day and night
Personal/Social
- uses the toilet independently
- can say own name and address
- adapts to unfamiliar settings and new experiences
- can finish a task and tidy up afterwards
- plays cooperatively with other children
- shares and takes turns
- can sit still to listen to a story for a few minutes
- is curious about the world
- can share an adult's attention with several other children
- participates in imaginative play
Physical Skills
- uses scissors to cut along a straight line
- enjoys a variety of indoor and outdoor play
- can put on and take off jumpers, shoes and socks independently
- can put on and take off an art smock
- makes and designs things using a variety of materials
Resources
Some resources you can use in helping your child transition to school.
Getting ready for school
This brochure includes activities, a checklist, making an alphabet book, matching numbers, number tracing and a guide for parents of a child with disability, download the brochure getting ready for school.
Transition to school video
You can listen to what a young girl is looking forward to as she prepares to start Kindergarten in the Transition to school video.
Read with your child
A picture book to read with a child starting Kindergarten, download the picture book A Special Place .