I just realised I answered this question a couple of years ago. How time flies 🙂

I think you can tell by how the child behaves at pre-school. Does the child get along well with other children? Are they able to follow the teacher’s instructions? Are they eager to learn new things?

What have you decided about school?

Have a chat to the kindy teachers 🙂

I think having watched them through other stages like playgroup and kindy are good indicators.

I think as a mum you just know – and kindy teachers are always helpful too.

Have you decided as to whether your child is ready for school?

Did you find out if your child is ready for school?

I do hope you have found some helpful suggestions here.

Kinder teachers are usually the best ones to ask. But as a parent you do sort of know – if they are keen to learn, social skills are good etc.

I think sometimes it is when they seem to need a lot more to keep them occupied. I think if they are the right age, and know how to use a toilet, then the rest will take care of itself at school. If they haven’t been taught how to count, don’t worry, they will pick that up very fast-my son could count to 3 and sometimes 4, he did not know the alphabet, and as soon as he started prep he learnt them really fast.

Unfortunately I am no anywhere near there 🙁

ask the school you will send them to what they would like the children to be able to achieve before going.

To prepare your child do lots of exercises like alphabet, read stories and ask sone basic comprehension to see if he/ she understands. I knew my son was ready with the questions he would ask. My childcare also told me that he was fine for prep

Reading through all these answers now as I’m in the same boat. Lots of signs point to my daughter being ready for school but I’m a little worried that she can’t write her name yet, and whenever I try to teach her she just doesn’t seem interested.

I kept my son back a year. I am glad I did, he wasn’t ready emotionally.

I thknk its an individual thing with every child.

When they are getting bored at home and can write their name and some numbers and letters.See how they interact with other children as well

Check out a list of things to look for here and also ask Pre School teachers about your child’s readiness. http://www.kids-first.com.au/files//downloadable_parent_resources/school_readiness_checklist.pdf

I am in NSW and have a 4 year old boy with a June Birthday so I am asking the same question myself. I’ve googled an online checklist for school readiness and it’s very helpful. Try http://www.kids-first.com.au/article/school-readiness-checklist or http://www.kids-first.com.au/files//downloadable_parent_resources/school_readiness_checklist.pdf
I would also ask the Pre School teachers what they think.