Lifting Literacy Priority

You may have noticed some changes in the way we are teaching reading in our school. These changes are part of a statewide commitment to ensure every student develops strong reading skills that will support them throughout school and beyond.

Learning to read is a skill that must be taught—it's not something we’re born knowing how to do. That’s why our teachers are using high-quality, evidence-based strategies to help every child become a confident reader.

At Exeter Primary School, students are spending 60 minutes every day focused on building the literacy skills they need to learn to read in the early years and become confident readers throughout primary and secondary school.

Our students are learning to read through structured and explicit literacy teaching. This means they are building foundational literacy skills step by step, with each new skill reinforcing the last. This approach helps students grow into capable, independent readers.

We’re proud to be part of this statewide effort to provide structured literacy lessons that are proven to work. Thank you for your ongoing support as we help every student succeed.

Attendance

Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grow and connect with their mates and teachers. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.

We are committed to ensure that students attend school every day, we have created a number of alternative learning programs to support students engage in individual and small group options. If there are barriers to why your child is not attending school, please reach out to your child's teacher or one of the leadership team to discuss how we can support.

If your child does not attend school for five days or more, a member of the Leadership Team will make contact requesting a Doctors Certificate or a Statuorary Declaration as supporting evidence for your child’s absence.

There is no weakness in admitting you need help. If your child has completely disengaged with school, and not attending at all, there is support to help you. In the first instance, talk to us at school. For more helpful tips, please check out the https://anything.tas.gov.au/schools

2026 Student Enrolments

We are already in the initial stages of planning for the 2026 school year. Our planning and teacher allocation is very much determined by the number of students enrolled. If you are a family who does not intend to be at Exeter Primary School in 2026 can you please let us now as soon as practicable by ringing or emailing the school Administration team - Exeter.Primary@decyp.tas.gov.au

If you know of any young people who are ready for kindergarten, we are now accepting enrolments.

Breakfast Club Volunteers

We are in need of volunteers for our Breakfast Club for the following two days, Monday – Tuesday. This is an important service we offer to support our students and families, ensuring students have the best opportunity to start the day ready to learn. If we cannot find any volunteers in the coming weeks, we will not be able to offer Breakfast Club on these days. If you have time in the morning to support, please contact the Administration team for further information.