Tara Murray
Enrollment numbers for four-year-old kindergarten in Brimbank grew in 2020 bucking a trend across the state.
Nearly 100 more pupils attended four-year-old kindergarten in the municipality compared to the previous 12 months.
A Department of Education spokesperson said it was positive to see that numbers had increased in Brimbank last year
“Enrollment numbers in Brimbank have been increasing over the last few years with 2538 children enrolled in 2020,” the spokesperson said.
“This is despite the fact that kindergarten enrollment numbers across Victoria in 2020 were impacted by COVID-19 due to a number of factors.”
There were 2449 students enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten in Brimbank in 2019 and 2518 in 2018.
The state government announced the Free Kinder project late last year, making a number of four-year-old and three-year-old kindergarten services free in 2021.
It was expected to save families $2000 per child.
Earlier this year, Brimbank council also announced that three-year-olds will be able to access five funded hours of kindergarten each week.
Mayor Ranka Rasic said at the time that only one in three children in Brimbank participated in three-year-old kindergarten.
