Our preschool group names are in local Ngunnawal language.
Our four year old preschool groups are:
- Ginninderra (meaning ‘sparkling light’) attend Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays (odd school weeks) 8.45am to 2.45pm
- Guginyah (meaning ‘kookaburra’) attend Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays (odd school weeks) 8.45am to 2.45pm
- Djara (meaning ‘stars’) attend alternate Wednesdays (even school weeks), Thursdays and Fridays 8.45am to 2.45pm
- Our three year old group is: Winyu (meaning ‘sun’) attend Thursdays and Fridays 8.45am-2.45pm.
Would you like to join us?
Families are welcome to apply to enrol or transfer their child to our preschool at any time during the school year using an online application form.
Children seeking to enter school at the preschool entry point should be four years of age on or before 30 April in that year. Children who live in Charnwood or Dunlop and turn three on or before 30 April are eligible to apply to our three year old program.
The Three Year-Old Government Preschool program at Charnwood-Dunlop School provides early childhood education for a small number of children aged three years of age, focussing on parent engagement and transition to school. Enrolments for 2024 can be made through the online enrolment form found on the Education Directorate website. [https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/enrolling-in-a-public-school]
Three Year-Old Government Preschool program places are not allocated on a first come first served basis, applications for the program are prioritised in this order (until capacity is reached):
- Individual circumstances based on student wellbeing
- Child has a sibling attending the school
- Child lives in the suburb where the school is located
- Child lives elsewhere in the ACT. Applications will be ranked by ‘proximity’, that is the distance that your child lives from the preschool.
Preschool enrolments open in the April prior to the commencement of the preschool year. To be eligible to enrol, you will need to provide your child's birth certificate, immunisation details and proof of residence, ie. utilities bill, mortgage document, lease or tenancy agreement. Students in the Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) will be given priority of placement.
Under the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT) Act 2011, four year old preschool class sizes are set at a maximum of 22 students, while three year old preschool classes take a maximum of 16 students. Forms are available online at:
https://www.education.act.gov.au/school_education/enrolling_in_an_act_public_school
If you would like to know more, please call our friendly Front Office staff on 6142 2680.
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