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Three fee-free public preschools open in New South Wales

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11 Nov 2026, 9:51 pm IST1 min read

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Three fee-free public preschools have officially opened in New South Wales at Villawood North, Sackville Street and Curran. The state’s Department of Education reported the openings on November 11 as part of a programme to establish 100 new public preschools.

The department says Sackville Street can take up to 120 children a week in the year before they start school, and Curran has up to 80 places a week. Villawood North’s preschool is on the grounds of the existing public school.

Children can enrol from the start of the school year if they turn four by July 31 of that year.

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