I havent experienced this as yet, but we have the dillema that dd1 is an April baby and she just misses the cut off to start the following year. She is elligable to go to 4 year old kinder next year, however we have decided to keep her home for a year and start her in 2012. I was hoping to do 2 years of 4 year old kinder but it is next to impossible to get funding for the 2nd year unless your child has other developmental issues... not just socially not ready! So dd will be 5 turning 6 in the April of her first year of primary school. My brothers had to repeat mid primary school and it did terrible things to their self esteem..... very evident at the ages of 21 and 25.... Good luck