DH was talking to his Mum tonight & was saying how if we moved to QLD (not on the cards that we will, but something I think DH would like to do, seems his family is there)
That Evan would most likely be made to repeat the year he is in.
I butted in & asked why? he DH just said because they have a different system up there..
Is this true? Would they just hold him back or would they do some sort of test to assess where he is at? OR would they just put him in the grade he is meant to be in no questions asked?
Evan (all the kids actually) will be among the oldest in their grade as they all have birthdays at the end of the year. So will all be 5 turning 6 when they start. If Evan was held back a year then he would be even older.
so how does it work when you change schools & States?
FJ - I moved from Tassie to Qld when I was 14. The systems are different - high school in tassie goes from year 7 to year 10, then you go to "college".
Up here, primary school goes to year 7, high school from year 8 - year 12.
I finished year 8 in tassie, and when we moved up here in the January, started at the beginning of feb in year 9.
LOL not really as I aleady knew that primary goes to yr 7 in QLD.
But what I want to know is say we moved at the end of the year when Evan would be starting grade 1 in 2009. Having just finished Kindy here in NSW. Would he be made to do "preschool" (same as Kindy in NSW)in QLD or would he just automatically no questioned asked go into yr 1 as normal.
From what I have found on the net tonight, the new school will evaluate the child's circumstances/education to make the best possible placement. The old school will provide a Student Data Transfer Note to the new school.
So from what I can gather from what I've read, they will look into where he's at with education, and see if he can go into the same grade he was in nsw, or if he'll need to go down.
This all changed in 2006.
Hi FJ, I am a primary school teacher in NSW and have family who teach in Qld public primary schools. When you get there your child will be assessed. A lot has to do whether a child repeats a grade level. Most common factors looked on are the childs age, size (if he is tall and big for his age), social maturity and learning abilities.
If your child is older for his grade like you said and has done well at school this year and socially ready then he should not be made to repeat a years work that he already knows. If you want more info on this let me know.
thanks, that answers my question well enough. As I said moving isn't actually on the cards at this point in time. I just wanted to know what would happen if it was.
What happens when you move state?
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