My First Year 2023 Mackay Whitsunday: All the schools participating this year

Little ones starting their school journeys will star in the Mercury’s My First Year 2023 feature. Check out all the key dates and full list of Mackay Isaac Whitsunday schools involved.

Bloomsbury State School Prep students (from back, left to right): Elayna Garbutt, Layla Pitman and from front (left to right): Jack Schalcher and Lexie Blunt. Picture: Contributed

Welcome to My First Year, celebrating the exciting first steps of all those entering school in 2023.

From cheeky smirks to broad smiles, News Corp will capture those precious moments with special galleries of the classes of 2023.

Subscribers will have access to a sneak peek with our exclusive online prep photo gallery to be published on Wednesday, March 15.

The images will run in a special print edition of the newspaper a week later on March 24.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2023 MACKAY MY FIRST YEAR GALLERY

See the full list of participating schools below.

There’s no doubt starting prep is a high point of early childhood-first uniform, first packed lunch, and the opportunity to make a whole host of new friends.

Prep creates the chance to develop independence and confidence, creativity and problem-solving skills, while laying the foundation for future years at school.

Cherish this milestone forever with your own copy of My First Year 2023 – a special Daily Mercury keepsake published in paper.

Grab your copy inside the Daily Mercury on Friday, March 24.

Participating schools:

Alligator Creek State School

Andergrove State School

Beaconsfield State School

Bloomsbury State School

Bucasia State School

Calen District State College Primary School

Cannonvale State School

Carlisle Adventist College

Carmila State School

Chelona State School

Coningsby State School

Coppabella State School

Dundula State School

Dysart State School

Eimeo Road State School

Emmanuel Catholic Primary School

Eton State School

Eungella State School

Farleigh State School

Finch Hatton State School

Fitzgerald State School

Gargett State School

Glenella State School

Hamilton Island State School

Hampden State School

Homebush State School

Koumala State School

Mackay Central State School

Mackay Christian College

Mackay District Special School

Mackay North State School

Mackay West State School

MacKillop Catholic Primary School

Marian State School

Middlemount Community School

Mirani State School

Moranbah State School

Moranbah East State School

Nebo State School

North Eton State School

Northview State School

Pindi Pindi State School

Pinnacle State School

Proserpine State School

Sarina State School

Seaforth State School

Slade Point State School

St. Anne’s Catholic Primary

St. Brendan’s Catholic School

St. Catherine’s College

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School

St. Lawrence State School

St. John’s Catholic School

St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Swayneville State School

Valkyrie State School

Victoria Park State School

Walkerston State School

Whitsunday Anglican School

Whitsunday Christian College

While you wait for this year’s photos, why not look back at previous My First Year galleries:

2020 photos

2019 photos

2018 photos