sam11480 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Hi guys Moving to Victoria and just trying to get my head around the education system as I have a five year old daughter who has started school in UK. What is the curriculum like in Victoria compared to UK. Do they have an equivalent to the National curriculum? Many thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/implementation-of-the-australian-curriculum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieMum Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 When is your daughter's birthday and when are you moving? The official word is that to start school, they have to have turned 5 before 30 April that year so if her birthday was before then, she could go into Prep this year and grade 1 next year (depending on when you move). HOWEVER, if she doesn't turn 6 until 2020, she will most likely be one of if not the absolute youngest in her year level and I'd probably look at her doing a full year of Prep in 2020 for a variety of reasons. If she turned 5 after April, then her age cohort will be starting Prep in Jan 2020 and some won't start until 2021. My oldest's birthday is in January and he started school the year he turned 5 (so about three weeks after his birthday). On paper, he should have about one third of his classmates with their birthday after his (before they start turning the next age) but in practice, he is always one of the youngest in his year level. The vast majority of kids with birthdays in January to April (and even back to July/August depending on their school readiness) started school the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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