Perceptions of School Readiness in One Queensland Primary School‪.‬

Introduction This research is part of a larger study on readiness and school transition programs and activities in Queensland, Australia. The USA author spent one term as a visiting professor at the studied primary school, in order to learn about Australian perspectives and practices related to school readiness, delayed school entry and early childhood school transition programs. This is the first of three papers on the perceptions of school readiness of Prep teachers and school administrators in this particular primary school in Queensland. In this report, the pseudonym 'Beachside Primary' will be used to refer to the school. Also, the Queensland term 'Prep' will be used to identify the first year of schooling, which is referred to as 'kindergarten' in the United States. Prep in Australia and kindergarten in most American states (Reed, 2001) is non-compulsory.