Like many others, these students are starting at a new school this year, but they won’t be walking into their first day alone.
Maryah, Maryam, Hafi, Nahin, Rehan and Yehan, will all walk into Hume Anglican Grammar alongside their identical twins.
They make up three of the six pairs of twins that the school will welcome on 4 February .
That’s a total of 24 new school shoes, 12 uniforms and an exciting new chapter for six families.
Farah Safa said her four-year-old girls Maryah and Maryam are very excited to start prep at the Kalkallo campus.
“They are going to be separated in different classes which they haven’t gone through ever since they were born,” she said.
She said she decided to put the girls in different classes so they could grow into their own personalities.
“Their main difference is their patience levels and social batteries … one is ready to go home, the other smiles more and is more patient.”
But Mrs Safa said the twins are identical in their interests.
“They enjoy the same activities and the same TV-shows, they have the same play style.”
Hafi and Nahin, both 5, are also entering prep, and their parents Saad Ahmed and Tayyba Atta said they are happy the boys will be in the same class.
“They were placed together which we would have preferred anyway,” Mrs Atta said.
“In some things they are very common and in others they are polar opposite.
“One is more talkative and wants to play with their older brother… one is more quiet.”
Rehan and Yehan, both 12, may already have completed seven years together at school, but starting year 7 at Donnybrook campus will bring a new adventure.
The boys’ mum, Janeesha Bandara, said she feels lucky that they will be in the same class.
“They always had each other going into childcare, kindergarten and primary school,” she said.
Mrs Banadra said she is proud of how her sons dealt with challenges, from moving house to now starting a new school.
“They had a tough last year… they have been very resilient.”
She said the boys are most excited for the sports programs and maths class, but especially the LEGO club.
“They’re not babies anymore… this is their future, I hope they do their best and achieve great things.”
