Yep, usually kindy at 4 then pre-primary at 5 but it depends on whether their birthday falls before or after July - if it's after July 1 they'd start a year later, so the year they turn 5 and the year they turn 6 if that makes sense.
Some kindys do full days but only 2-3 days a week to begin with, others do half days but 5 days per week, it'd be worth checking with those in the area you're thinking of moving to. Pre-primary tends to be full time.
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Good to know it's not full time. Is it same as primary school & free? Or general school fees? Or is it like day care/pre school & expensive?
Ds turns 4 in march next year, so would start next year.
Just wanted to add to what CK has already said that there is the new standardisation coming in soon where all kindies will be working up to 5 full days a week - way too much for little ones I think but that's a different story.
Anyway, they are all gradually phasing in the extra days - some more quickly than others. I know a few kindies, albeit private ones, that are full time already. My DD2 will be doing 4 full days of kindy next year, whereas DD1 is doing 3 full days this year.
WA schooling, how does it work?
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