Primary Education - Australia

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In Australia, students undertake preschool then 13 years of schooling before moving to vocational or higher education. Primary schooling for most children starts after they turn 5 years old. In most states, children can be enrolled earlier at the discretion of individual school principals on the basis of intellectual giftedness. In Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory, ACT and Tasmania students then move through Kindergarten/Preparatory School/Reception and Years 1 to 6 before starting high school. In Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia students do Year 7 while still enrolled at primary school, although most governmental primary schools are moving to a K to 6 structure to line up with the other states in order to ensure that Year 7 students are able to undertake laboratory practical components of the national syllabus.

• Pre-School/Kindergarten: 4-5 year olds
• Prep./Reception/Kindergarten: 5-6 year olds
• Grade/Year 1: 6-7 years of age
• Grade/Year 2: 7-8 year olds
• Grade/Year 3: 8-9 year olds
• Grade/Year 4: 9-10 year olds
• Grade/Year 5: 10-11 year olds
• Grade/Year 6: 11-12 year olds
• Grade/Year 7: 12-13 year olds (WA, SA, QLD)