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Class/Age Structure
If your child is moving schools from different states in Australia, New Zealand or Pacific Islands, the following table will help you determine what class they should attend.
Within Australia and New Zealand the ages for most children attending school is from 5 years to 18 years. The Islands of the Trans Pacific and Papua New Guinea vary slightly from 5 years to 19 years.
All schools operate a Class year of 1 to 12 with some areas also providing early childhood classes under the titles of kindergarten, transition, preparatory or reception.
The following table gives the age limits for each school year in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
| Comparative Table | |||||
| Australia Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania |
| Year 12 17y 6m | Year 12 17y | Year 12 17y 6m | Year 12 17y | Year 12 17y 6m | 2nd Yr HSC 16y 6m |
| Year 11 16y 6m | Year 11 16y | Year 11 16y 6m | Year 11 16y | Year 11 16y 6m | 1st Yr HSC 16y 6m |
| Year 10 15y 6m | Year 10 15y | Year 10 15y 6m | Year 10 15y | Year 10 15y 6m | Year 10 15y 6m |
| Year 9 14y 6m | Year 9 14y | Year 9 14y 6m | Year 9 14y | Year 9 14y 6m | Year 9 14y 6m |
| Year 8 13y 6m | Year 8 13y | Year 8 13y 6m | Year 8 13y | Year 8 13y 6m | Year 8 13y 6m |
| Year 7 12y 6m | Year 7 12 y | Year 7 12y 6m | Year 7 12 y | Year 7 12y 6m | Year 7 12y 6m |
| Year 6 11y 6m | Year 6 11 y | Year 6 11y 6m | Year 6 11 y | Year 6 11y 6m | Year 6 11y 6m |
| Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 5 |
| Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 4 |
| Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 |
| Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 |
| Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 |
| Kinder- | Kinder- | Trans- | - | Reception | Prep- |
| Comparative Table continued | |||||
| Victoria | Western Australia | New Zealand & Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Trans Pacific | Papua New Guinea |
| Year 12 17y 6m | Year 12 17y | Year 13 17y | Year 13 17y | Year 12 18- 19y | Year 12 HSC 18y |
| Year 11 16y 6m | Year 11 16y | Year 12 16y | Year 12 16y | Year 11 16y 6m | 1st Yr HSC 17y |
| Year 10 15y 6m | Year 10 15y | Year 11 15y | Year 11 15y | Year 10 15y 6m | Year 10 16y |
| Year 9 14y 6m | Year 9 14y | Year 10 14y | Year 10 14y | Year 9 14y 6m | Year 9 15y |
| Year 8 13y 6m | Year 8 13y | Year 9 13y | Year 9 13y | Year 8 13y 6m | Year 8 14y |
| Year 7 12y 6m | Year 7 12 y | Year 8 12y 6m | Year 8 12 y | Year 7 12y 6m | Year 7 13y |
| Year 6 11y 6m | Year 6 11 y | Year 7 11y | Year 7 11 y | Year 6 11y 6m | Year 6 12y |
| Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 6 | Year 5 | Year 5 |
| Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 5 | Year 4 | Year 4 |
| Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 4 | Year 3 | Year 3 |
| Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 2 | Year 2 |
| Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 1 |
| Prep- | - | Year 1 | Pre- | Kindy | - |
