Prep Transition

Prep/Foundation Transition:

Once your enrolment in Kinglake West Primary is accepted, you will be invited to take part in an extensive prep transition process, aimed at getting preps and their families to feel comfortable and informed about the day-to-day life at Kinglake West.

Enrolled preps transition sessions

Each future prep is offered the opportunity to attend several transition sessions to experience various aspects of life at Kinglake West Primary School.

Transition sessions are about 40 minutes long, and offer preps the opportunity to spend time in the regular classroom environment, as well as touring the school and specialist classroom spaces.

For 2027 Enrolled Preps, the transition sessions will be held on:

Monday 9th November 2026 - 2:40pm-3:20pm
Monday 16th November 2026 - 2:40pm-3:20pm
Monday 30th November 2026 - 2:40pm-3:20pm
Monday 7th December 2026 - 2:40pm-3:20pm

Enrolled preps meet the teacher & class session

Finally, in December, there is a meet the teacher session where future preps are introduced to their teacher and meet their classmates

For 2027 Enrolled Preps, the meet the teacher session will take place on Tuesday 15th December from 9am-11am.

Start of school year

All preps in Victoria have a staggered start to the school year.

The first few days of the school year are devoted to one-on-one 50-minute assessment with the prep teacher. This involves a literacy assessment and an opportunity for the teacher to meet with the parents or guardians, to answer questions and discuss any areas of concern. Times and dates for each child's assessment are communicated to the families well in advance.

School Buddies

All Kinglake West preps participate in a School Buddies program.

As part of the program, each prep is matched with a senior student, who becomes their 'buddy' for the rest of the school year.

Initially, senior buddies orient the preps around the school, help them make new friends, answer questions and generally make the junior buddies feel safe and happy when outside their classroom.

Throughout the school year, the buddies have various touchpoints and work together on different school activities.