Yeah in QLD the deal is that you are supposed to start prep next year if they turn 5 before June 31st. The thing is if they prove to be too young, they can repeat prep, but if you don't do prep (which is an option) you MUST start grade 1 the next year. If the prep teacher thinks they are too immature socially, they will be able to recommend that the child repeats prep & its heaps easier to do for the "younger" children.

Matilda turns 5 13 days before the cut off date so she will be the youngest. BUT I have found an amazing school in Sydney where we will be moving & she is enrolled for the pre-grade 1 (whatever its called ). They are letting her do 3 days a week for the first 6 months and then evaluating how she is going, whether or not she goes to 4 days or 5 and then how she handles that, she can go to 5 days the next year & take it as an official start then.

The school only has 18 students enrolled for next year K-6. So they are able to treat each child as an individual much easier....