2 Dumas Street Mount Barker South Australia 5251
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Diary Dates

Welcome to our School Event Calendar. Keep an eye here on coming key dates and happenings around school. We'll try to include as much info as possible to help you know as much about the events as possible and make it easy to get involved where appropriate.

January 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Start of Term 1 - Monday 29th January Mon 29 Jan 2024 Term 1 - Monday 29th January to Friday 12th April

February 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Book Club Order Due Mon 19 Feb 2024 Let Book Club help you kick-start your child's reading for 2024! There’s so much more to Book Club than just buying books. You are making a huge difference to your child’s life through books and reading, and your purchase gives Scholastic Rewards back to your school for additional learning and literacy resources. Your child will love receiving their new books at school – books they’ve chosen, sparking a wonderful reading journey. Book Club helps Australian families grow into reading and grow through reading and has raised generations of lifelong readers for over 50 years!
AGM Wed 21 Feb 2024 Annual General Meeting @ 6:30pm
Courier Cup 2024 - Swimming Event Thu 29 Feb 2024 Courier Cup is an all day swimming event at the Mountain Pool, Mount Barker, where a variety of schools from across the Adelaide Hills participate. MBPS has a proud history of being involved. The school team is selected based on results of trials that are held before school.

March 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Adelaide Cup - Public Holiday Mon 11 Mar 2024 Adelaide Cup - Public Holiday
Whole School Assembly Tue 12 Mar 2024 TUESDAY 12th March at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)
NAPLAN Testing (13th to 25th March) Wed 13 Mar 2024 13th to 25th March. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. For more information visit https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan
Mount Barker Show Sat 23 Mar 2024 Come say hello to MBPS at the Show! Yes that's right, we're back at the Mount Barker Show this year with our stand to share with our community how proud we are of our school. We hope to see familiar faces, as well as meet potential new students and families to enroll at our wonderful school! Be sure to drop by and say g'day!
School Swimming Sessions (Reception to Year 5) Mon 25 Mar 2024 This year we are holding our swimming sessions in Term 1, at Adelaide Hills War Memorial Swimming Centre (Woodside).
Easter Long Weekend Fri 29 Mar 2024 No School on Friday 29th March or Monday 1st April. Have a wonderful holiday, and please take care on the roads!

April 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Year 5/6 High School Visit Wed 03 Apr 2024 Year 5/6 students visit Mount Barker High School as an early part of the transition process
District Athletics Thu 04 Apr 2024
End of Term 1 - Friday 12th April Fri 12 Apr 2024 Term 1 - Monday 29th January to Friday 12th April CASUAL DAY! Gold Coin Donation for the School Chooks
Start Term 2 - Monday 29th April Mon 29 Apr 2024 Term 2 - Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July
Pupil Free Day Mon 29 Apr 2024 Monday 29th April - no school for students, staff onsite for T&D

May 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Whole School Assembly Wed 22 May 2024 WEDNESDAY 22nd May at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)

June 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Whole School Assembly Thu 20 Jun 2024 THURSDAY 20th June at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)

July 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
End Term 2 - Friday 5th July Fri 05 Jul 2024 Term 2 - Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July
Start Term 3 - Monday 22nd July Mon 22 Jul 2024 Term 3 - Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September
Pupil Free Days Mon 22 Jul 2024 Monday 22nd July - no school for students, staff onsite for T&D

August 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
School Photo Day Mon 05 Aug 2024 Smarten up your school gear
Whole School Assembly Mon 12 Aug 2024 MONDAY 12th August at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)

September 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
PAT Testing (2nd to 20th September) Mon 02 Sep 2024 Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) The tests have been developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research to assess skills in verbal comprehension and mathematics. The test battery contains three tests, which collectively are called the Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT).
Whole School Assembly Fri 13 Sep 2024 FRIDAY 13th September at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)
End Term 3 - Friday 27th September Fri 27 Sep 2024 Term 3 - Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September

October 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Start Term 4 - Monday 14th October Mon 14 Oct 2024 Term 4 - Monday 14th October to Thursday 12th December
Pupil Free Day Mon 14 Oct 2024 Monday 14th October - no school for students, staff onsite for T&D

November 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Mount Barker Cup Tue 05 Nov 2024 12:30pm to 1:00pm It's the annual not-the-Melbourne-Cup MOUNT BARKER CUP. Join us for a BYO picnic lunch on the MBPS oval at 12:30pm, followed by the fun of the fillies (pantomime horses that is). It's a lot of fun and free for the Mount Barker Community to enjoy! Please bring your own picnic lunch. No pets or alcohol permitted.
Whole School Assembly Tue 05 Nov 2024 MONDAY 5th November at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)

December 2024

Event Date Time Important Information
Whole School Assembly Wed 04 Dec 2024 WEDNESDAY 4th December at 9am. Everyone is welcome! Join us in the MBPS Hall (Gym)
End Term 4 - Thursday 12th December Thu 12 Dec 2024 Term 4 - Monday 14th October to Thursday 12th December
Pupil Free Day Fri 13 Dec 2024 Friday 13th December - no school for students, staff onsite for T&D