| YEAR | AGE | AGE Considerations |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood | 3 | Must turn three years of age by September 15 |
| Foundation | 4 | Must turn four years of age by September 15 |
| Pre Primary | 4 | Must turn five years of age by September 15 |
| 1 | 6 | Must turn six years of age by December 31 |
| 2 | 7 | Must turn seven years of age by December 31 |
| 3 | 8 | Must turn eight years of age by December 31 |
| 4 | 9 | Must turn nine years of age by December 31 |
| 5 | 10 | Must turn ten years of age by December 31 |
| YEAR | AGE | AGE Considerations |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 11 | Must turn eleven years of age by December 31 |
| 7 | 12 | Must turn twelve years of age by December 31 |
| 8 | 13 | Must turn thirteen years of age by December 31 |
| 9 | 14 | Must turn fourteen years of age by December 31 |
| 10 | 15 | Must turn fifteen years of age by December 31 |
| YEAR | AGE | AGE Considerations |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 16 | Must turn sixteen years of age by December 31. |
| 12 (Aug to Jun) | 17 | Must turn seventeen years of age by December 31. |
| 12 (Aug to Dec) | 18 | Must turn eighteen years of age by December 31. |
The age referred to above is to be considered within the AusIS school year. That is, if a student seeks admission prior to school starting, December 31 is in that calendar year. If a student seeks admission during the school year but prior to December 31 the date is again in the school calendar year and finally, if a student seeks admission from January to June (end of the school year) December 31 refers to the previous calendar year.
Senior Section:
The Australian school year begins in January and as such semester I is in January which means August is the beginning of Semester II. As we export data to SIRS in Western Australia we need to use their labels.
However, our students are a half year ahead of Australian students until the final semester of Year 12 and as such our sequence of naming semesters is odd. For example, we begin Year 10 in August but must call it semester II followed by semester I in January to complete their Year 10.
