Schooling - The Australian System.
Jan 19th 2009 | 10:13 am
#91
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Re: Schooling - The Australian System.
It may depend on what State you go to.
In QLD:
Your June 9th one, is near enough the same date, but not year, as my daughter.
She turned 12 in 2008, and was in year 7 in 2008.
Her first full year of school was the pre-primary year, (called Prep in QLD or Kindergarten in NSW) and she started when she was 4 yrs 8 months old.
In QLD:
- Children born in 1999 can start Pre in 2004, year 1 in 2005, yr 2 in 2006, yr 3 in 2007 etc
- Children born in 2000 can start Pre in 2005, year 1 in 2006, yr 2 in 2007, yr 3 in 2008 etc
- Children born in 2001 can start Pre in 2006, year 1 in 2007, yr 2 in 2008, yr 3 in 2009 etc
- Children born Jan 2002 - Jun 2002 : can start prep in Jan 2007, and Year 1 in January 2008.
- Children born July 2002 - Jun 2003 : can start prep in Jan 2008, and Year 1 in January 2009.
Your June 9th one, is near enough the same date, but not year, as my daughter.
She turned 12 in 2008, and was in year 7 in 2008.
Her first full year of school was the pre-primary year, (called Prep in QLD or Kindergarten in NSW) and she started when she was 4 yrs 8 months old.
So in QLD my DD would be currently in Yr3?? and my DS in Yr2??
The Oz year is Jan to Dec??
My head is swimming trying to get all this clear in my mind....
Jan 19th 2009 | 10:16 am
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Re: Schooling - The Australian System.
oooohh, i forgot to ask....
State School vs Private School??
Is there much difference between them??
State School vs Private School??
Is there much difference between them??
Jan 19th 2009 | 10:32 am
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Re: Schooling - The Australian System.
NSW
Children may enter Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year in NSW government schools if they turn five on or before 31 July in that year.
Kindergarten in NSW is the year before year 1.
We were in NSW when mine (end of May birthdate) started Kindergarten at 4 yrs 8 months old, but she was just about the youngest in the class in NSW.
Here in QLD she is the middle of the class in age groups.
Children may enter Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year in NSW government schools if they turn five on or before 31 July in that year.
Kindergarten in NSW is the year before year 1.
We were in NSW when mine (end of May birthdate) started Kindergarten at 4 yrs 8 months old, but she was just about the youngest in the class in NSW.
Here in QLD she is the middle of the class in age groups.
Jan 19th 2009 | 10:36 am
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Re: Schooling - The Australian System.
Some State schools get better results than Private, but in general the private schools have more rules, and with many of them having a faith based teaching process, try to instill morals, a bit more than State schools.
Before coming to Australia I would never have consider private schools.
But here, we did start her in Private, but changed to State when we moved to QLD, but pretty quickly went back to private.
Education: State v Private
Jan 19th 2009 | 10:59 am
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Re: Schooling - The Australian System.
Remember it varies hugely from state to state and school to school. The ACT went it's own way and introduced colleges for final years of school before university after 4 years of high school.
Jan 19th 2009 | 11:35 am
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Most QLD State schools do a 5 year High school from year 8 to 12. Followed by UNI etc.
