Just wondered what ages kids start nursery/preschool then year 1 at school in Queensland.

She will be about 2 by the time we move and just wondering what happens next....cheers



Laura x

A long wait!

Scroll down to the bottom for school entry ages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Australia

But in general kids dont start full time school until they are 5 or about to turn 5. Part time school the year before that.

You will have a few years to wait......... my grand daughter just started pre school this year and she is 5. You can enrol into kindergarten but at 4 I think.

they go to prep the financial year that they are 5. its not compulsory. So its financial year July - June. So my little girl will be 5 in June (she was born 2006) and started prep as the youngest in her class this january.

Year one is the year you turn 6, so my other one started year 1 this year.

My second did a year of "kindy program" which is taught by teachers in a childcare setting. That made a big difference I noticed. My little boy is in childcare, hes 3 in may. he will start kindy program next January - if the government continue it (its a trial)

July 2006-June 2007 - starts prep jan 2012, Year one Jan 2013
etc etc