Sunday, December 5, 2010

Education System

Education in New Zealand can be divided into four areas:

  1. Early childhood education: for children aged between 2 and a half to 5 years
  2. Compulsory Sector/Primary school (ages 5-13 years)
  3. Compulsory Sectore /Secondary school (ages 13+)
  4. Tertiary Education (not compulsory - ages 16+)
Parents or guardians are legally responsible for ensuring a child is enrolled and receives government funded compulsory schooling from age 6 to 16 years. Education in New Zealand is free up to the age of 19.

Legislation states that every educational institution must treat a disabled student the same as an able-bodied student and offer special education for those with different needs.

Corporal punishment in an educational institution is against the law.

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