Enrol

Our preschool caters for children the year before they start Kindergarten. You can express your interest for a preschool position the year before your child is going to start preschool.

Contact us if you need support deciding what year your child will start preschool.

Are you eligible to enrol?

To enrol your child for preschool in 2027

Your child may be eligible for enrolment in preschool 2027 if they turn four years on or before 31st July of that year. You must also be intending to start your child in Kindergarten in 2028 - our preschool program is for one year, the year before the child is going to school.

Visit us before you enrol

Choosing a preschool is a big step. We're here to help make the transition a smooth and positive experience for every child and their family.

These events help you learn more about our preschool progam and the process for enrolling at our preschool. Meet our friendly staff, explore our preschool facilities, and see what makes our preschool a great place to learn. You can also submitt an expression of interest for a place in 2027.

2026 Open Days / School Tours

Sibling applications - if you have had a child previously enroled at John Brotchie:

Thursday 7th May - 3:30pm - ONLY FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE HAD A CHILD AT JOHN BROTCHIE IN THE PAST

SIblings if you can not make this afternoon, please contact the office to access the expression of interest form.

New applications:

Please be aware it does not matter if you attend the first or last open day - places are not offered based on the day you submitted you expression of interst. Please see the general principles of enrolment (bottom of this page) for details of how positions are offered.

Thursday 28th May - 4pm

Saturday 20th June - 9am

Thursday 13th August - 4pm

Saturday 22 August - 9am

Contact us to find out what’s available and how we can support you before your child starts at our school.

Open Days in 2026 for enrolments for the class of 2027

Thursday 28th May - 4pm

Saturday 20th June - 9am

Thursday 13th August - 4pm

Saturday 22 August - 9am

Please be aware it does not matter if you attend the first or last open day - places are not offered based on the day you submitted you expression of interst. Please see the general principles of enrolment (bottom of this page) for details of how positions are offered.

Come along meet our friendly staff, explore our preschool facilities, and see what makes our preschool a great place to learn and submit an expression of interest form for 2027.

General principles of enrolment

John Brotchie Nursery School is a Public Preschool and implements the current enrolment policy and procedures. John Brotchie Nursery School's enrolment applications consistently exceed the available positions, so it is important to note that placement is not guaranteed. A placement panel is formed to review all expressions of interest and allocate the positions.

The placement panel will offer enrolment in the following order:

1. Children living in the Botany Public School local intake area. Use School Finder to confirm if your address is within this local intake area.

2. Children living outside of the Botany School local intake area who have/had siblings at John Brotchie Nursery School or Botany Public School

3. Children living outside the Botany Public School local intake area. Priority in this group is in the following order:

   a) Children living in a school's local intake area that does not have a department of education preschool.

   b) Children living in a school's local intake area that does have a department of education preschool.

In each of the above categories priority is given to:

• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children
• Children living in low socio-economic circumstances

School contributions

In NSW public schools, all financial contributions are voluntary. Every student has full access to the curriculum, regardless of whether contributions are made.

For more information, see Voluntary school contributions on the Department of Education's website.