2004: Horsham West Primary School prep Malory Ryan with Breanne Exell.

2004: Horsham West Primary School prep Brooke Crabtree throws herself into school life.

2004: New prep Baylee Miller nervously holds mum Sue's hand at Ss Michael and John's Primary School in Horsham.

2004: Judith Hatcher kisses her excited daughter and new prep Zoe Francis goodbye at Ss Michael and John's Primary School in Horsham.

2005: Murray, Madeline, Sophie and Melissa Trudel stride out on the way to the first day of school at Horsham West Primary School.

2005: Sam Polack, 5, enjoys his first day of prep at St Peter's Lutheran School.

2005: St Peter's Lutheran School grade one students Daniel Coulthard, 6, and Andrew King, 6.

2005: St Peters Lutheran School students Andrew King, Jemma Schultz, Daniel Coulthard, Hadassah Schembri and Sam Polack.

2005: New prep Emily Caroll enjoys her first day of school at Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School.

2005: Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School grade one student Hayden Withers, 6, and prep Luke Ervin, 5, enjoy lunchtime in the sandpit.

2005: New Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School prep Shania Slater-Collard, 5, takes a rest in the sandpit and watches the big kids go by at lunchtime.

2005: St Peter's Lutheran School students Anna Kerber, 8, and Jemma Schultz, 7, practise their writing skills.

2005: St Peter's Lutheran School grade one student Hadassah Schembri, 6, with all the tools of the trade.

2006: Sarah Hughes, 5, gets a little help from her twin sister Mikah for her first day of school at Horsham West Primary School.

2006: Horsham 298 Primary School grade two student Ashleigh Miller and grade three student Taylah Klemm wait for the bus in Kalkee Road.

2006: Horsham North Primary School students gather for their first assembly for the year.

2006: Olivia Jarred and Emily Pfeiffer look a little apprehensive in their first year one class at Horsham North Primary School.

2006: Horsham North Primary School grade one students, from left, Brittany Isaac, Olivia Jarred and Tyson Mackley head back to school.

2006: Mum Helen Isaac reassures Brittany Isaac before the start of grade one at Horsham North Primary School.

2006: New Haven Primary School prep Tyler Sinclair gets help making a 'First Day at School' poster from grade one student Sam Bigham.

2006: Jordie McAuliffe contemplates life, the universe and school on her first day.

2007: Elizabeth Goudie wlkas with her daughter Isabella Goudie 5, for her first day at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: Natia Birch, 4, sticks her name onto a desk during her first day of prep at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: New prep Chloe Loveday, 4, finds a desk to stick her name on at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: Ruby Risson, 5, picks a pencil at her first day of school at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: New preps Thomas Mott, 5, and Brandon Ellis, 5, work on drawings during their first day of school at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: Horsham 298 Primary School prep teacher Marilyn Vaughan ask her kids some questions on their first day.

2007: Bella Adams, 5, with schoolbag in hand for her first day of prep at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: Jeremiah McKenzie, 5, plays on the play equipment on his first day of prep at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2007: New prep Ryan Queale, 5, enjoys climbing on the play equipment on his first day at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: MacKenzie Marra introduces himself to his classmates and teacher Michelle Conway at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Aaron Leith works with a building block at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Jorga Neal and Sharia Eltze compare their colouring in at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Rachelle Ough ponders her next move during her first day of prep at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Harmony Hodgson works on a drawing at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Mitchell Bastow and Tayla Wilde work on a project on their first day of prep at Horsham 298 Primary School.

2008: Jay Hughes concentrates during his first day of prep at Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School.

2008: Noah Campbell is all smiles on his first day of prep at Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School.

2008: Blair Swanson enjoys the prep life at Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School.

2008: New Dimboola Pimpinio Primary School prep Emily Gartlan shows off her work.

2009: New Rupanyup Primary School preps Noah Hamilton, 4, Ashley Anderson, 5, Rupert Loats, 5, Chantelle Butler-Day, 5, and Kirah Smith, 5.

2009: Murtoa's Our Lady Help of Christians School preps Samantha Crawford, 5, and Jessie Delahunty, 5, on their first day of school.

2009: Murtoa College preps, from back, Elizabeth Crocker, Caitlin Adler, Deacon Campbell, Monique Gallatly, Breanna Bell, Larrissa Crawford, Paris Walsh and Cleo Baker; and front, Will Coutts and Nic Ballagh.

2009: Murtoa College preps Will Coutts and Darcy Schultz.

2009: New St Peter's Lutheran School preps Grace Crawley, Rachel Kerber, Emily Polack, Kolby Barry and Jasmine Smith with teacher Leah Fraser.

2009: St Peter's Lutheran School grade two student Daniel Polack, gets into his work.

2009: St Peter's Lutheran Primary School student Matthew Wouters wants some attention.

2009: Cayleigh Legge, Lily Eldridge, Darcy Fechner and Beth Porter at Dimboola Primary School.

2009: Dimboola Primary School's Che Pyers.

2009: Maddison Price and Jessica McMaster use an abacus at Jeparit Primary School.

2009: Erin Preston, Bronte Eckermann, Murphy Leach, Jessica Staples, Bailey Clark, Aidan Gelligen and Chelsea Lowe are all new preps at Rainbow Primary School.