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Important dates and service closures

To ensure your child is included in the first round offers for 2024,

please register before June 16, 2023.

 

First round offers will be sent on July 10. 
Registrations will remain open, subject to availability.

 

Register here

2023 Term dates

Term 1 31 January to 6 April
Term 2 24 April to 23 June
Term 3 10 July to 15 September
Term 4 2 October to 20 December

2024 Term dates

Term 1 30 January to 28 March
Term 2 15 April to 28 June
Term 3 15 July to 20 September
Term 4 7 October to 20 December

 

For your child’s starting date in 2024, contact your kindergarten.

 

All Meli Kindergartens are closed on the following dates in 2023:

Labour Day Monday 13 March
King’s Birthday Monday 12 June
Geelong Cup Day – Bellarine and Geelong Wednesday 25 October
Melbourne Cup – Colac Kindergartens Tuesday 7 November
Orientation Sessions for 2023 Children Refer to your kindergarten
Kindergarten Organisational Day Tuesday 20 December

 

Child Free Days 2024

There will be two all staff professional learning forums during the calendar year, these will both be child free days.

  • Tuesday 11 June, 2024
  • Monday 5 August, 2024
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