Mount Colah Public School

Preparing Children for the Future

Telephone02 9477 3627

Emailmtcolah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Enrolling your child at MCPS

Enrolling your child at MCPS

2026 Kindergarten Enrolments 

Enrolments for Kindergarten 2026 are now open.  We ask that if your child is coming to Mount Colah Public in 2026 that you please fill out an enrolment form .  Enrolments need to be completed if your child is to attend Kindergarten orientation in Term 4.  It will also greatly help us with planning classes for 2026.

Enrolment Form

The Department enrolment form must be completed by parents/carers to the school and must provide all other necessary documentation.  This includes:

  • original documents of child's passport/visa or birth certificate.
  • proof of residential address  - 100 point check (77.3 KB).
  • Immunisation History Statement from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).  Children not vaccinated maybe excluded from school in the event of an infectious epidemic.
  • any family law or other relevant court orders, if applicable.
  • if your child has health, learning challenges or other support needs you will need to provide the relevant documentation.

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION SESSIONS

The enrolment process must be completed before children can attend Kindergarten 2026 orientation sessions.

We would like your child to visit the school for all 3 sessions:

Tuesday 4 November: 9:15am - 10:45am

Wednesday 12 November: 9:15am - 10:45am

*Thursday 20 November: 9:15am - 10:15am and includes a parent information session. 

For some children this will be their first contact with school while others, with older siblings, will find it a familiar environment. For all the children, this visit will mark the first time they are expected to be a "school child". We want it to be a happy experience and one where they develop positive feelings about their new school.

During their orientation visits your child will be encouraged to participate in some simple activities with other new Kindergarten children. Please try to prepare your child for these brief periods of separation. To help the children become independent we ask parents not to stay.

During the orientation sessions the Uniform Shop will be open to make purchases.

*KINDERGARTEN PARENT INFORMATION SESSION

Thursday 20 November 2025 

From 9:15am

This session will provide parents with more specific information about kindergarten curriculum, classroom routines and Best Start Assessment. This session will be held in the library.

 

Kindergarten Enrolment Checklist for Parents/Carers

Please use this checklist to help you to make sure you have accessed and completed all necessary enrolment steps in preparation for the start of Kindergarten 2026!

Download it here: Kindergarten Enrolment Checklist for parents/carers

Task

 

Completed
Enrolled your child at MCPS? *essential  

Visited the school office to provide any documentation to complete enrolment? (the process is not completed until your have provided all relevant information)

  • Proof of Australian Citizenship, student Birth 

  • Certificate/Passport, or visa documents

  • Proof of residential address - 100 Point Residential Check

  • Australian Immunisation History Statement

  • Copies of any family law or other relevant court orders

  • Copies of medical/healthcare or emergency action plans

  • Evidence of any additional support needs, including any learning and support plans.

Our school can help with enrolment queries throughout the year.

 
Read through the school information handbook? (Coming soon - stay tuned)  
Booked in for the school readiness information session (1 May) *optional  
Booked in for a small group tour of the school with our school leaders? *optional  
Enrolled your child in the Kindergarten Orientation Sessions (three sessions in Term 4)? *essential  
Booked in to attend the essential MCPS Kindergarten 2026 Parent Information Session? *essential  

Downloaded the School Bytes parent app to receive school communications? 

How to use School Bytes *essential

 
Downloaded the Qkr! app used by the canteen and uniform shop to place lunch and uniform orders?  
Downloaded the Countdown to Big School Calendar (print for orientation and link to website) (Coming soon - stay tuned)  
Contacted Mount Colah BASC (before and after school care) if services are required?  
Applied for school travel (e.g., bus)?