Grade 5 fun by the five-fold at Aspendale Primary School
Five sets of twins — most who have been friends since Grade 1 — have excitedly embarked on the next part of their primary school journey. But despite the duos sharing very similar looks, they each have their own interests and post-school dreams.
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Grade 5 is set to be five times the fun for this bubbly bunch of doubles at Aspendale Primary School.
With the state’s schoolkids now back into the swing of Term 1 2020, teachers at the Laura St school have five sets of twins in their classrooms.
With career aspirations including nursing, professional sports, music and even in border security, Tilly and Tori, Dee and Nate, Maxine and Declan, Zoe and Lara and Lily and Grace all have double the amount of dreams for the future as they gear up for their final year of primary school.
Four sets of the fraternal siblings have been at the school since prep, with Declan and Maxine jumping on board in Grade 2.
And although sharing similar birthdates — the group’s interests and friendship circles could not be more different.
Tilly and Tori are both avid Edithvale Cub Scouts, with Tilly playing the guitar and Tori taking a liking to the drums.
Dee likes to entertain with stilt walking and unicycling tricks, while Nate loves his Aspendale scouts and violin.
Junior virtuosos Lara and Zoe play the piano and trumpet respectively, with Zoe making tricks on the hockey and gymnastics stage and Lara also a skilled hockey lover.
Like the Holland’s, Maxine enjoys a hit of the hockey puck too, while brother Declan gets stuck into soccer and cricket.
Dancers Lily and Grace both love ballet tap and jazz, but with Grace recently uncovering her passion for AFLW.
All of the children are spread across the year level’s three classes, with a total of 81 students enrolled this year.
The school has a policy where each twin is split across classrooms from Grade 1 onwards.
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Tilly and Tori’s mum Nicole Quaife told the Leader that the children were all “great friends” but still maintained varying friendship circles.
She said her girls were “busting” to return to the tight-knit school community after the holiday break.
“Nearly all of the kids have been together since prep … they’re great friends but can often get mixed up because they look quite similar,” she said.
“They’ve all got very different personalities and have a great group of teachers.
“The school has always been very accommodating to all of them.”
brittany.goldsmith@news.com.au