E2306 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hi, We are hoping to move out to Perth next Summer when our twins will have just turned four. Their birthday is on 25th July and from what I have read they can only start kindy in Jan 2017 and pre school Jan 2018 due to the 30th June cut off. This means they will be 6 1/2 before they start school! What I would like to know is are the schools flexible with this date so they could start pre school in Jan 2017. It just seems crazy considering they are already at preschool now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hi, We are hoping to move out to Perth next Summer when our twins will have just turned four. Their birthday is on 25th July and from what I have read they can only start kindy in Jan 2017 and pre school Jan 2018 due to the 30th June cut off. This means they will be 6 1/2 before they start school! What I would like to know is are the schools flexible with this date so they could start pre school in Jan 2017. It just seems crazy considering they are already at preschool now! They will be the oldest in their co-hort, but that is fine. Pre-primary is the first year of compulsory schooling in WA and pre -primary classes are attached to the primary schools. This means they will they will be five and a half when they start school (pre-primary), not six and a half. Schools are very strict on the intake dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedolly Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Different country, different school system. They have to be 4 before (think its end of June) in the year they start Kindy, so they will miss it in 2016, so they will be 4 1/2 when they start Kindy, school year starts on Feb 1st next year, then they will do Pre Primary 2018 when they are 5 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLO Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 At the International School they follow British enrolment ages and calendar (school year statrs in july not feb) so kids can start much earlier. My 3.5 year old will be starting 4 year old kindy there at the end of January '16 - so different than for my oldest child who went through the state school system and started 4 year old kindy when he was closer to 5! The school is great because there are lots of newcomers in the same boat so they have a very active social scene and its easy to make friends. But is most certainly is NOT cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 At the International School they follow British enrolment ages and calendar (school year statrs in july not feb) so kids can start much earlier. My 3.5 year old will be starting 4 year old kindy there at the end of January '16 - so different than for my oldest child who went through the state school system and started 4 year old kindy when he was closer to 5!The school is great because there are lots of newcomers in the same boat so they have a very active social scene and its easy to make friends. But is most certainly is NOT cheap! If you are coming to WA to live here, why would you not allow your child to join the education system in the country you now live in? As a retired Education Administrator, I totally get the international schooling system and for parents who are working around the world and going back to UK it is a good system and I support it totally in that instance. Education for children though is not about the age they start certain pre-concieved years of education. You need to look at the curriculum for each level in each country. If you do this, you will find that the curriculum for Kindy, Pre-Primary and Year 1 in Australia, is on a par with Reception, Year 1 and 2 in UK. It just has a different name. The bottom line is that you are in a different country and so the education system is different. My children moved to Australia when they were 5 and 8.... they adjusted very well.... they are now 29 and 32 and doing very well in their chosen careers. However if you are here for a finite period and will be moving back to UK, I do understand why you have chosen an International School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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