Hellooooooo

We are moving very soon to the Gold Goast and can't seeem to find simple informaton on .......
Threashold ages for school year selection...

In the Uk for example, children's birthday/ year groups from 1st September to 31st August... this governs which year they will be in at school...

I am desperate to find the Australian equivellent.....

My eldest is 14 on the 10th July this year.... I have read somewhere (but can't find it again now !!) that there cut off date is 1st July whic means he will be in the year below he is in this country ...is this correct ???

Please help xxx

thanks Lisa

 

Hi Lisa

The cut off used to be the end of the year....but it's now the end of June. It changed in 2000.

Right now your son would be in year 9 in school.

Here is a great guide to school years for you. http://www.faithlutheran.qld.edu.au/admissions/Documents/Guide for year of entry to College.pdf

Just to confuse things - schools often seem to have absolutely NO idea of what year children should go into. You may phone 3 schools and get three different replies. I have had people in the UK arguing with me on forums because a school has told them what year their child should be in and it's 100% wrong.

Hope that clears things up for you.

Love

Rudi
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