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I think you need to check out the dates. As far as I am aware, the cut off date is the end of July and therefore she would also be one of the youngest in the year here. I think the ACT works to the same dates as NSW.
For example. My daughter is a July birthday, she was born in 2002.
In the UK she would have started school this year in September. Here in Australia, in the Public system she will start school in February - only 5 months behind where she would have been in the UK. If your daughter was going into the public system it would be the same for her.
It is only children born in August who see a really big difference - I also have a daughter born in August. She had completed grade 2 in the UK system, but when we arrived her in October 2003, she went into the end of year 1. I felt the social , rather than the educational side of things was more important at this age, and do not regret not having boosted her up a year....which was an option.
HOWEVER........
Private schools have different cut off dates, so maybe that is why she will go back a year?
Also, if children are particularly young in a year, like your daughter and my (July) daughter, the school may suggest you do not start them until the following year. They cannot, however, within the public system refuse to take your child, if you wish to send them.
That doesn't exactly answer your question, but it may help to clarify which year group she should go into.
Take care
Daphne
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