Transition

Preschool

• Every child is entitled to one year of funded 4 year old kindergarten.
• Early Childhood staff are in a great position to provide advice to parents about the best time for their child to start school.

Primary School

• All children must be enrolled in a school in the year they turn six
• Exemptions can only be granted the Regional Director.
• Through their final year at Primary School, Grade Six students and their parents are encouraged to go to the open days for all the secondary institutions they are interested in.
• Transition forms and information will be disseminated from the Primary School.
• Some schools may have supplementary information forms, if you are applying to a school that is not directly the closest to your home it is strongly suggested that you contact the school and ask if there are any other enrolment requirements.

Secondary Schools

• Students are entitled to a position at their local secondary school and must be enrolled in an educational facility until they are sixteen years of age.
• Schools are bound to supply a service to their immediate community initially and then accommodate other requests according to the directions in the Schools Reference Guide.
• Any exemptions must be requested in writing to the Regional Director who may grant them on behalf of the Minister.

Pdf forms for transitions.