Our Classes
Children are eligible to enrol in Tweed Heads South Preschool the year prior to beginning school. Enrolments are open to all families in our local community.
We offer a five-day fortnight program with the following classes:
· Baawii (Blue Whales) – Monday, Tuesday and every alternate Wednesday
· Bing Ging (Green Turtles) – Thursday, Friday and every alternate Wednesday
Hours of Operation: 9am-3pm. Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian outside of these hours.
Tweed Heads South Preschool operates in conjunction with NSW public school terms. We are closed on public holidays and during NSW school holiday periods.
Enrolment
An enrolment form is available here or from the office of Tweed Heads South Public School. If you would like assistance to complete the form please contact the office staff on 07 55243408
The following documentation will be needed:
· Proof of age (birth certificate or passport)
· Record of immunisation (this is the print out from myGov website)
· Proof of address
· Health Care Card or pension card (if applicable)
· Additional Needs Forms and Health Care plans (if applicable)
· Any relevant court orders
Preschool education in NSW
The department is committed to delivering fee-free early childhood education in NSW public preschools. Public preschools cannot charge fees for preschool enrolment, attendance, waiting list applications or specialist programs in public preschools.
The department operates public preschools, of these:
- there are designated preschools catering specifically for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children (refer to section below, Enrolment in a designated Aboriginal preschool)
- 2 preschool classes provide distance education (refer to section below, Enrolment in distance education preschool).
Public preschools are an integral part of the NSW public schools in which they are located and operate within the same hours as the school.
It is the department’s intent that preschools provide:
- for the most disadvantaged children in the local community, and these places will be prioritised
- access to high quality early childhood education in the year before school.
Enrolment in public preschools
Preschool classes operate on the grounds of NSW public schools and often serve more than one school community.
Children do not have to reside within the host school’s catchment zone to attend the preschool. Attendance patterns vary and are determined to meet the needs of the local community.
Children can enrol in preschool from the beginning of the school year if they turn 4 years of age on or before 31 July that year.
Schools are encouraged to enrol the maximum number of children they are approved for.
The principal must prioritise offers of enrolment for:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
- children living in low socioeconomic circumstances
- children unable to access other early childhood services due to disadvantage or financial hardship.
If places remain, the principal of the school will then offer enrolment in the following order:
- children living within the school's enrolment intake area
- children living outside the school's intake area and who have siblings enrolled in the school
- children living outside the school's enrolment intake area.
When vacancies exist, principals must make every effort to ensure places are filled in accordance with the enrolment priorities outlined above. This includes:
- offering additional days to children who are currently enrolled
- offering places to 3-year-old children in consultation with the school Director, Educational Leadership and the Director, Early Learners