An exciting experience begins this week as local primary schools get ready to welcome eager kindergarten students taking their first steps into school life.

A world of learning and fun with classmates awaits for the new students starting at schools across the shire.

Narrabri West Public School student Huxley Ward is excited to start school this week.

Huxley and five other new students were photographed by The Courier to mark the start of the new school year.

Huxley is most excited about going outside and playing with his classmates.

St Francis Xavier’s Primary School student Emerson Woolford is excited to learn and hopes to make new friends.

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