The Early Years Curriculum Guideline is designed to better prepare children for school. It is designed around a framework of six factors that have been shown to influence students’ school-readiness and future success at school:
• social and emotional competence
• health and physical wellbeing
• language development and communication
• early mathematical understandings
• active learning processes, with a focus on thinking, investigating, and imagining and responding
• positive dispositions to learning.
While the Early Years Curriculum Guideline has been developed specifically for the Preparatory Year, it provides a framework for learning from Prep to Year 3.

Click here or follow the link http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/early/curriculum_guidelines/quick_guide.html for further Information

With the implementation of the Preparatory year in 2007, students born between January 1 2002 and June 30, 2002 were eligible to enrol in Prep. In 2008 children born between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003 will be eligible to enrol in Prep. There are no waiting lists for Prep, but it would be greatly appreciated if you enrol your child in early August to assist the school with planning and staffing of the Prep Centre for the following year. A prep enrolment package is available from the office or your can arrange an appointment to speak to the Principal or Deputy Principal if you have any questions. Information nights are held in September and Principal Tours of the school are conducted in November to allow parents and children to view and familiarise themselves with the classrooms.

Click here for a basic fact sheet of frequently asked questions about Prep at Gabbinbar State School

To assist parents to understand our philosophy and expectations we have prepared a simple, easy to read pamphlet, This pamphlet provides clearly outlines our beliefs and commitment to you and your child. As parents are such an important part this partnership, we have outlined some ways in which you can assist us to provide the very best opportunity to ensure your child achieves to their fullest potential.

Click here for the Early Years Philosophy Pamphlet