samanada

we plan to immigrate at the end of this year we attend to live in melbourne.we r an egyptian family . i have to daugher the first one will turn 7 in August and she ends her first primary school and my second daughter will turn 5 in October and she ends her first kidergarten year please i need help to know how they will be enrolled in school and in what years? r thier certificates in egypt will help them to complete what they starts in thier schools? or there are tests to know thier levels and enrolled according to please i want to know importantly thank u.

Geelong Gent

Will you be sending private or state?

3 year olds - ELC 3 year olds
4 year olds - ELC 4 year olds
5 year olds - Prep year
6 year olds - Grade/Year 1
7 year olds - Grade/Year 2
On to Year 12 (final year of school)
What year depends on date of birth of child (I think its 1st May? forward go into next year)

samanada

thank u so much please I want to ask another question my daughters can't speak english r the school ( state school ) will accept them or not? and how they will communicate with the teachers and the students? thank u for ur help.

Geelong Gent

I will ask at drop off tommorrow. A french girl has just arrived for this term and she and family have very limited english.

But Melbourne has plenty of exchange students from non english speaking countries. Therefore it is most likely to have intense english classes (ie over the summer break).

samanada

(the french girl arrive this term ) that is mean that they could begin in any term in the year not at the first term . right? thank u a lot for your concerning you are helpful.

furkew

When we arrived, my children had extremely limited English, even though I am British myself. We always spoke Dutch at home, and I was always working, so never spent enough time teaching them the language. When they went to school here, they accepted them without a problem at all.

Within a couple of months they where conversing quite well, and now 2 years on they both have Aussie accents and are performing extremely well at school. The youngest was 9 when we arrived, and he picked it up quickest.

Young children pick up languages VERY quickly, so dont let that worry you.

furkew

Ours started in August when we came over, They can start any time of the school year.

samanada

thank u very much. you gave me big relief.

samanada

hi furkew. please tell me is there a test to know the grade of the student or by age ? my daughter will turn 7 in august is that mean it will be at year 2 or there is a test will determine her level and her year? thank you for your help

furkew

If you look at the post from Geelong Gent, you will see that your daugther will be in grade 2. I havent heard of tests needing to be taken. It is possible that if she struggles in her first year with the language/schooling she may get held back a year in grade 2 so that she can catch up.

samanada

I understand that my daughter will be at year 2 from Geelong Gent but in our country to be in year 2 in a new school there will be a test in year 1 before the school accept the student. thank you

Geelong Gent

Any tests would be related directly to the school not by a generic test of all children. At our school there was an initial assessment but this was more to assess learning requirements rather than on acceptance.

The school system is more inclusive than selective exclusive so please dont fret so much about entry exams.

samanada

thank you.you help me very much. I am grateful.

samanada

by the way my daughters are excellent students and I am not fret about entry exam but I dont want their life beginning with something disappointing them but I will take your advise and I will not worry again.