Pre primary ages in Oz
#1
BE Forum Addict
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1,090
Pre primary ages in Oz
Silly question, but what age is pre primary in oz classed as.I know it's 3 to 5 years in the UK,but I heard from an Ossie teacher over here she thought it was 3 to 8 years.I she right?
#2
Re: Pre primary ages in Oz
Originally Posted by Nick11
Silly question, but what age is pre primary in oz classed as.I know it's 3 to 5 years in the UK,but I heard from an Ossie teacher over here she thought it was 3 to 8 years.I she right?
Don't know if this is a term used differently in other parts of Aus, but here in Perth it is the equivalent of the reception year in England or Primary 1 in Scotland.
HTH.
#3
Re: Pre primary ages in Oz
Originally Posted by Nick11
Silly question, but what age is pre primary in oz classed as.I know it's 3 to 5 years in the UK,but I heard from an Ossie teacher over here she thought it was 3 to 8 years.I she right?
http://education.qld.gov.au/etrf/prep.html
Sammy
#4
BE Forum Addict
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1,090
Re: Pre primary ages in Oz
Originally Posted by Sammy-G
Hi I don't know really know much about that age group at all, but when I was going through the Queensland Education website saw this page and thought it may (or may not!) be of some use.
http://education.qld.gov.au/etrf/prep.html
Sammy
http://education.qld.gov.au/etrf/prep.html
Sammy
Nick