Cohort Entry 2022

Bell Block School has established a Cohort Entry Policy.  This will allow new entrant children to start school in cohort groups on the first day of any term or at the midpoint of any term after their 5th birthday and before their 6th birthday, rather than on a child’s birthday (also known as continuous entry).  Cohort entry allows new entrants to have an easier transition to school and helps them build friendships more easily.  Children’s learning is benefitted, as they receive the same messages at the same time - new children don’t miss things because they started after the class had learnt that information.