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Loddon Mallee Preschool Association (LMPA) operates a kindergarten Central Enrolment System for the communities of Swan Hill, Charlton and Wodonga. (For Bendigo, parents and carers will need to enrol their children for local three and four year old kinder through the City of Greater Bendigo).
LMPA acts as a custodian of the system which is established to meet the needs of the community and to comply with Government guidelines.
The community is involved in both monitoring the system and setting the priorities for enrolment. LMPA’s current Central Enrolment System Policy explains the priorities and timing for placement of children, and describes how LMPA will communicate this with you.
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Policy update: Changes to Priority of Access criteria for 2027 enrolments
We have recently reviewed our Enrolment and Orientation Policy to reflect changes made by the Department of Education to their Priority of Access criteria for 2027 enrolments. In the past, some families chose to delay kindergarten until their child was older,...
Kindergarten enrolments to be managed by the City of Greater Bendigo from 2026
December18,2025 From 2026 Bendigo parents and carers will need to enrol their children for local three and four-year-old kinder programs through the City of Greater Bendigo. The City will accept online enrolments from late January via its website. For more information...
Enrolments for new kindergarten in Kennington are now open
Shine Bright is Growing in Bendigo - enrolments are open at Kennington! We’re thrilled to announce that the new Kindergarten at Kennington Primary School will officially be joining the Shine Bright family! As part of the Victorian Government’s rollout of fully funded...