Do you have a child beginning Reception in 2025?
We are now preparing to plan next year’s classes!
To help us gain an accurate record of student numbers, please complete an expression of interest form on the MPS website as soon as possible.
https://www.mitchamps.sa.edu.au/enrolment
From 2024, Department for Education schools offer two starting dates for Reception children – the beginning of Term 1 and the beginning of Term 3.
If your child turns five years old before 1st May, they will start Reception on the first day of Term 1 that year. Students who enrol in the Term 1 intake will complete 4 terms of Reception.
If your child turns five between 1st May and 31st October, they can start school in either Term 3 of the same year OR Term 1 of the following year. Students who enrol in the Term 3 intake will complete 6 terms of Reception.
When will enrolment offers be made?
Enrolment offers for children starting school in Term 1 will begin in the first week of August this year.
Enrolment offers for children starting Reception in Term 3 will begin in March next year.