The 12 little duplicates will keep their new teachers on the hop, especially at Dubbo Central where three lots of twins will be part of a kindy cohort of 60.

While principal Greg Shortis has never encountered so many multiples in one grade he's confident the school will cope without any problems.

"We love all our students regardless of whether they come to us as singles or doubles,'' he said. "All children are individuals and need to be treated as such.''

Identical twins Olivia and Samantha Galway will be joined at Dubbo Central by fraternal (non-identical) twins Will and Matt Marten and Bailey and Taylor Monk.

Dubbo Christian School will welcome fraternal twins Madeline and Daniel Powell.

Georgina and Angelina Berry are all set for kindy at St Pius X while Kathryn and Hayley Moy are heading for Dubbo South Public.

Starting school is a big event for the twins and their parents, according to Rowena and Justin Galway who have been blessed with two sets of twins - identical daughters Olivia and Samantha, five, and fraternal sons Alexander and Deklan, two.

Completing the Galway family are eight-year-old Kaitlyn, in Year 4 at Dubbo Central, and four-year-old Alyssa, who is excited about starting preschool.

"We get all sorts of comments about the twins and people wonder how we cope,'' Mrs Galway said. "Our children are very close and help keep each other occupied.''

Carolyn and Alan Powell happily co-ordinate an even larger family of nine children.

Jonathan, 17, left school last year, Courtney, 14, is in Year 9, Sherian, 12, Year 7, Benjamin, 11, Year 6 and Nicholas, 9, Year 4.

Harrison, 2, and Matilda, 1, will keep their mother busy at home when twins Madeline and Daniel, 5, head off to kindergarten.

"Getting six children on the bus by 7.45am will be a challenge so I'll have to make sure uniforms are hanging on doors the night before and all the shoes are found,'' Mrs Powell said. "Having children is a privilege and the twins were a real bonus. Our large family keeps me busy and can at times be emotionally and physically draining but I wouldn't swap my life.''

It's a similar story for Marion Marten who is busy teaching twin sons Will and Matt how to tie their school laces. The five-and-a-half-year-olds have very different personalities and recently discovered the game of swapping names for fun.

In addition to the twins Mrs Marten is kept busy with older daughters Tonya, 11, who is starting high school and Jacqui, 14, in Year 9.

IVF twins Georgina and Angelina Berry have different tastes and interests, according to parents Mary-Ann and Warren Berry whose older son Matthew has just completed agricultural college.

The girls are quietly excited about starting kindergarten.

Kate Welsh reckons there must have been something in the water when her twins Bailey and Taylor Monk arrived in May 2000.

"Six sets of twins were born in five weeks so it's no surprise that there's an influx of twins starting school this year,'' she said.

Her older children Telden, 11, and Jacob, 9, are old hands when it comes to getting ready for school. They will be in Years 6 and 4 respectively.

Joanne Moy will have three children at school - David, 13, and twins Kathryn and Hayley, four-and-a-half. Older daughter Rachell, 16, lives in Queensland. Younger son Alex will turn three in March.

"Having twins was a big change in our lives,'' Mrs Moy said. "You definitely need the help of a supportive partner.''