By Oliver Winn
Seville Primary School has been named as one of the 13 schools which will get its own kindergarten in 2027.
The announcement was made by Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn on 23 April which coincided the opening of kinder enrolments for 2026.
Seville Primary School principal Chris Dossor was excited at the development and said the kindergarten had a lot of potential to help more families as they pick up and drop off their kids.
“Co-locating the kinder at Seville Primary School will have many benefits for families including making drop-off time simpler and more convenient for some families by allowing them to avoid the dreaded double drop off, it will also help some students transition to school more smoothly.”
He said the kindergarten will have a new facility built in the Seville Primary School.
“The 2-room kindergarten will have space for 66 children when it opens in 2027 and will be newly built on site.”
Since 2019, the Victorian Government has delivered 80 new and expanded kindergartens on school sites while also ensuring a kinder is delivered on site or next door to every government primary school built since 2021.
The on-site location also ensures seamless collaboration between early years managers and the Seville Primary School, which will enhances the partnerships between the two.
The thirteen new kindergartens will create more than 1,900 kindergarten places in the state.
