Starting school in 2025

Topirum Primary School will be in its second year of operation in 2025. 

Students in grades 1 to 6 (no preps) start school on Wednesday 29th January, 2025.

Students in prep start school on Thursday 30th January, 2025. 

Prep students only: Prep students do not attend school on the following days:

• Wednesday 5th February
• Wednesday 12th February
• Wednesday 19th February
• Wednesday 26th February
• Wednesday 5th March 

On these days, prep students will have an appointment at the school for a literacy assessment, as required by the Department of Education. Your child's class teacher will organise your child's appointment on the first day of school. Each class will have a booking sheet available.

School Hours:

School starts at 8.45am

School finishes at 3.15pm   

School Schedule:

There are 6 50 minute sessions each school day.

There are 2 periods of outside playtime- RECESS and LUNCH.  

• Session 1 8.45- 9.35am
• Session 2 9.35-10.25am
• RECESS PLAYTIME 10.25-10.55am (30 minutes)
• Session 3 10.55-11.45am
• Session 4 11.45-12.35pm
• EATING TIME (in classrooms) (10 minutes) 
• LUNCH PLAYTIME 12.45-1.35pm ( 50 minutes)
• Session 5 1.35-2.25pm 
• Session 6 2.25-3.15pm 

Specialist classes:

Each class will have 5 specialist sessions per week.

This will include: physical education, music, science, visual art and French language. 

Bell Times:

• 8.45am (commence of school day)
• 10.25am (commence RECESS)
• 10.55am (end RECESS)
• 12.45pm (commence LUNCH PLAYTIME)
• 1.35pm (end LUNCH PLAYTIME)
• 3.15pm (end of school day)