Prep Parent Information Evening
The prep teachers are looking forward to meeting our 2027 Prep parents and sharing with the parents the curriculum, daily routines and processes of prep at Augusta.
DATE: Tuesday 27 October, 2026
TIME: 6-7pm
LOCATION: School Hall Performance Centre
Applications for enrolment into Prep to Year 6 at Augusta State School for 2027 will be accepted from 7am on Tuesday 28 July 2026. Our Enrolment Management Plan External link stipulates that all students who reside within the local catchment area or children who have a sibling currently enrolled and attending Augusta State School and who are eligible for enrolment in the educational program offered by the school have a right to enrolment at the school.
To view enrolment documents or see more information about our enrolment processes, please see our Enrolment Page.
Stay & Play Sessions
Before
our prep year starts here are a few things you can do with your child to help
prepare them including:
☆ encourage
your child to develop helpful habits such as: sharing, putting things away,
dressing themselves (particularly shoes and socks), doing simple jobs and
listening to and following instructions;
☆ create
opportunities for them to share and play with others;
☆ practice
opening and closing their drink bottles and lunchboxes;
☆ read
them a lot of stories, every day;
☆ encourage
them to write their name as shown on their name card (provided at Prep
interview);
☆ give
them plenty of opportunities to talk, ask questions and share their knowledge;
☆ play
lots of games with numbers, colours and letters;
☆ practice
cutting, colouring and pasting;
☆ help
them to learn their birthday date and their parents’ names;
☆ give
them time away from their parents/carers for short periods of time;
☆practice
greeting teachers and friends by name;
☆allow
periods of time for them to play by themselves, for example completing a
puzzle;
☆ensure
they can use a toilet by themselves;
☆practice
independently packing their school bag;
☆encourage
hand washing after toileting.
☆ talk with your child.