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Vol 15 No 4
Back to School
Twins Primrose and Jett Wilson are two of 49 new Foundation students enrolled at Pentland Primary School. Photo Caitlin Bewley By Caitlin Bewley Hundreds of Moorabool youngsters have laced their shoes, brushed their hair, and dressed in a new uniform to embark on one of life’s most pivotal journeys, school. There were 584 Foundation students enrolled to begin their schooling in 2021 across 17 primary schools in the Moorabool Shire. Bacchus Marsh Grammar topped the list with 148 Foundation students and Bacchus Marsh Primary School followed close behind with 96. St Brigid’s Ballan, Mt Egerton, Bungaree, St Brendan’s Dunnstown, and Lal Lal Primary Schools all recorded under ten enrolled Foundation students. The surprise package was St Mary’s Clarkes Hill having five Foundation students set to commence in 2021. The last couple of years the school only saw one or two students enrolled.
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Bacchus Marsh, Pentland and St Bernard’s (BM) Primary Schools all recorded one set of twins for the 2021 year, with Bacchus Marsh Grammar recording four sets. Cr Sullivan said the raw figures of the students who began school this year sometimes doesn’t portray the true picture of things, “considering there are many families who send their children to school outside of the Shire for conveniency.” However, Cr Sullivan said he believes having an appetite to learn will help students a lot throughout their first year of schooling. “Prep is where they’re starting their whole primary school education and they should really enjoy it and experience education,” Cr Sullivan said. “It’s important that children learn to have a great appetite for education because they are our future citizens.” In 2020 there were 580 Foundation students enrolled in Moorabool.
SCHOOL Preps St Pats PS Gordon .................................... 10 Gordon PS.................................................. 21 Ballan PS....................................................40 St. Brigid’s PS Ballan.................................... 6 Mt. Egerton PS............................................. 1 Myrniong PS............................................... 31 Bungaree PS................................................. 5 St. Brendan’s PS Dunnstown....................... 2 Pentland PS................................................63 Bacchus Marsh PS.....................................96 Clarke’s Hill PS............................................. 5 Balliang East PS......................................... 12 St. Bernard’s (BM) PS................................ 49 Coimadai PS............................................... 14 Darley PS.................................................... 75 Bacchus Marsh Grammar PS.................. 148 Lal Lal PS...................................................... 6 TOTAL 584
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