Pre-school = primary = secondary???

[diva det]

hun dont stress about primary or secondary= just make your decision about what kinder feels right for you and ms I
my kids were the only ones that went to their primary school from their kinder and it was no biggie as they had each other anyway
its just a bonus if they are familar with a particular school- not a necessity
it is impossible to make choices about high schools as by the time our kids get to high school- they all would have changed soo much that one that you are thinking about now may not be suitable for your kids!
remember hun- its only kinder!!!! just go with what works for you and your family!!!!!!!
i just recommended the one that i did as i know heaps of kids that have been there and the parents rave about how good it is!!!
go with your gut!!!

[Nai]

You can generally choose which Primary School you go to and there is nothing to say that you can't change schools later on if you do need to go to a feeder school. Most Secondary schools are zoned - to find the zones, look for the schools closest to you and then go to the individual school website. They will say if they are zoned or not and then they generally provide a map outlined to zone boundaries.

FWIW - the kids from our kinder went to about 5 different primary schools and the kids from our primary school tend to go to about 12 different secondary schools.

[Beach Mama]

Generally goes by closest but some have their own zoning (not sure how that works being a public system and fitting into the DEECD rules of closest boundary to boundary Anyhoo - literally use google maps to find your closest. For the ones you know that are further away just give them a buzz and find out if they are zoned, if they are you will know that in grade 6 you will have to fill out a bunch of paperwork to try and get in.