MIL teaches reception here in SA and is looking forward to the change to one intake per year. With the current system of taking in students every term, she finds herself spending every term focused on helping new students adjust to school life. While she does the best she can to involve her existing students, she feels it's often to their detriment. New students take the most time/energy/attention so just as she gets an entire class accustomed to school, the term ends and she has to start all over again. With one intake, the first term can focus on getting everyone used to attending school and the rest of the year can build on that.