By ALENA HIGGINS
EXCITED little faces migled with anxious adult glances on Tuesday as parents across the district farewelled their children for the first day back at school.
For a number of parents, the day marked an extra special event, with their treasured offspring heading off to prep.
Lucky for Georgia Sage, 4, older brother Zachary, 6, was on hand to show her the ropes when she started ‘big school’ at Warwick East State School.
Mum Nicole said the youngster had been “nagging” to go to school for weeks.
“She can’t wait,” she said.
It was little Paityn Kitching’s first day at Warwick East as well.
Mum Tahlia Brown said her daughter had been trying on her school uniform for four or five months.
“She’s extremely excited. She was ready to go at 7.30am this morning.”
Tuesday also signaled a landmark change to secondary education in Queensland, with Year 7 students moving from primary school to high school, bringing the Sunshine State in line with all other states except South Australia.
For more back-to-school photos, head to warwick.starcommunity.com.au.
