In New Zealand children can enter primary school at full age of 5 as a new entrant but the compulsory schooling age was 6. After Year 6, children would go to a year intermediate school before progressing to high school.
The "good" schools are usually zoned and unless we stay within the zone, getting into the school could be difficult. Due to that house rental and prices of house within the zone tend to be costlier. A good indicator if it is a good school would be to look at the school's decile which is published by the Ministry of Education..The decile is based on the socioeconomic background of the parents.
There is not set syllabus in the New Zealand primary schools as the teacher would go according to the child's needs. The emphasis would generally be focused on reading and numeracy. There is no examination until the child reaches Year 12 where they would sit for an examination by the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Some school however do offer Cambridge examinations.
Australia
Children start school in Australia depending on state starts school at the age of 5 or 6. In NSW the compulsory age is 6. The schooling system is more demanding in Australia as compared to New Zealand. Generally it has more homework and examinations as compared to New Zealand. The examination which is National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy or NAPLAN in short is conducted by the Goverment for all schools in Australia started in 2008.
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