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Education System in Australia, . - Coggle Diagram
Education System in Australia
General facts
Education is sinilar across the country.
Most children start school at 5.
They can stert school provided their birthday falls before the cutoff date. Each state has its own cutoff date (New South Wales - 31st of July).
School education runs for 13 years, divided into Primary School and Secondary School.
5 years old - Kindergarten / Prep
6 years old - Year I, 7 years old - Year II...
Primary School - 5 - 11 years old (Prep - Year 6), Secondary Scool - 12 - 16 (17) years old (Year 7 - 12)
almost all schools have a school uniform.
The main language of instruction is English.
Education is compulsory until 16
Dates
The school year starts at the end of January and ends - mid December.
The school year is divided into 4 terms of 9-12 weeks.
the main summer holidays are six weeks over Christmas.
There are shorter breaks - for Easter, in June and in September (for 2 weeks).
Types of Schools
Public Schools (government funded schools)
Primary
co-educational
Secondary (High)
co-educational
Single se[
They accept students of any academic ability
To attend scool you need to live within the school's catchment area.
Students may be eligible for cocession on travel on public transport to and from school.
Private Schools (independent fee paying)
Children are often enrolled in advanced, sometimes at birth4 i can be difficult to get a place.
Some schools are selective.
Most schools offer good facilities and lower student-teacher ratio.
Sometimes boarding is available for an additional fee.
Some public schools have school buses.
Faith Schools
International Schools
Montessori / Steiner Schools (follow a specific philosophy)
National testing standard in literacy and numeracy
conducted at different stages of scool life
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