DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION

Enrolment and starting school

  • Enrolling your child in a school
    Includes information about choosing a school which is right for your child, preparing for enrolment and the enrolment process.
  • Immunisation requirements
    Immunisation requirements for school and child care entry.
  • Starting school checklist
    Provides advice for parents of children beginning school.
  • Tips for the first day
    Steps that can be taken by parents and carers in order to make a child's first day at school more enjoyable and relaxed.
  • Starting and leaving ages
    Details of the starting and leaving ages of children in the Tasmanian government school system.
  • Dependant students
    Information about enrolling as a full time student in a government school for students who are the school-age children of adults living in Tasmania on temporary resident visas. Also links to the Temporary Resident Student Application form.