New Zealand children could start school at age four under cohort entry proposalA proposed law change on when children start school has the early childhood sector worried about a potential $11m loss in revenue. Parents could soon be sending their children to school at the age four under a proposed law change to school entry arrangements. The proposal that schools have the option of "cohort entry" would mean children start primary school at the start of the term closest to their fifth birthday, rather than before their sixth. Teachers' union NZEI, the New Zealand Principals' Federation, school trustees association, council for educational research and New Zealand Kindergartens are among those who oppose cohort entry. Isleworth School principal and Canterbury Primary Principals' Association president Jeanette Shearer said cohort entry could simplify schools' enrolment processes.

Source: Stuff January 25, 2017 09:12 UTC