We are excited to announce that we now have Kindergarten at Russell Island State School.
The Department of Education (the department) is committed to ensuring Queensland children and families have access to a kindergarten program wherever they live.
The department provides kindergarten programs in selected approved State Schools in communities where families would otherwise not have access to a kindergarten program. Kindergarten is proudly provided at our school 5 days per week. We offer an approved kindergarten program delivered by a qualified teacher to children who are at least four years old by 30 June in the year they start the program.
Please see the enrolments tab for information on how to register your child. The kindergarten program at our school is currently operating Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 2:30pm, with two groups. Group 1 attends on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on even weeks of the school term and Monday and Tuesday on odd weeks. Group 2 attends Thursday, even weeks and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on odd weeks.
Year child born | Child can attend kindergarten |
1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018 | 2022 |
1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 | 2023
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To participate in our Kindergarten program children must have turned four before 30 June. There is no opportunity for early entry into the Kindergarten program.
Please submit these forms as well as any additional documentation (e.g. birth certificate, Immunisation History Statement and medical management plan if required) to the school to secure a place for your child in the kindergarten program.
The office contact number is (07) 3400 9333 and office hours are 8.30am – 3pm Monday–Friday.
Kindergarten registration form:Application to register a child in Kindergarten (DOCX, 99KB)
Our school's Kindergarten program is based on the Queensland kindergarten learning guideline which provides advice for planning, interacting with children, monitoring and assessing learning as teachers engage children in active, language rich learning through play, real-life engagements, routines and transitions.
Foundations for Success is a resource which acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ways of knowing and being, and supports the embedding of personal and cultural identities and connections with families and communities in the learning program. The kindergarten program further develops children's thinking and problem-solving skills as well as their language, social and creative capabilities. These skills form the foundations for engaging in the content of the Foundation – Year 2 requirements of the Australian Curriculum, supporting continuity of learning for children across kindergarten to Year 2 and a successful transition to Prep.