WHEN Chloe Eccleston walks through the gates of Nashdale Public School for the first time next year, she'll become part of a long tradition.
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The four-year-old will be the fifth generation of her family to attend the small rural school.
Chloe's mother Erica Eccleston, her grandfather Arthur Treweek, great grandmother Patricia Cantrill and great great grandfather Arthur Cantrill were all Nashdale Public School students.
"It was so special for us when we were here but this is even more so," Mrs Eccleston said.
"When we moved back to Orange a few years ago [after living overseas] there was no way she wasn't going to go to Nashdale.
"It's just a great school."
The family's history at the school stems from the Treweek and Cantrills' strong ties to the region's orcharding industry.
Mrs Eccleston and her husband Paul are renovating the home her grandparents lived in, which is just down the road from the school.
Chloe attended the orientation day for kindergarten students at the school this week and Mrs Eccleston said little had changed.
Even Chloe's kindergarten teacher, Gwenda Shave, taught Mrs Eccleston's brother in his first year of school.
"The other morning, when they did orientation and they had the assembly and raised the Australian flag, I thought it was just like when I was there," Mrs Eccleston said.
"She's so excited to be going there and having to just walk up the lane to get to school."
Nashdale Public School teacher Genise Flynn said although it wasn't unusual for several generations of one family to attend the school, five was out of the ordinary.
"We've had fourth generation before, but I think this is the first time we've had fifth, so this is pretty special," she said.
"We're very stable at Nashdale."