II.Education Early childhood education 五位 Creches take babies from a few weeks old: Kindergartens are for two- and-a-halfto four-year-olds; Kohanga reo ("language nests")are Maori early childhood education groups encouraging children to use the Maori language.(right: Kohanga Reo)
II. Education •Early childhood education - Crèches take babies from a few weeks old; - Kindergartens are for twoand-a-half to four-year-olds; - Kohanga reo (“language nests”) are Māori early childhood education groups encouraging children to use the Māori language. (right: Kohanga Reo)
.Primary schools and secondary schools Free primary and secondary education is a right for all New Zealand citizens and permanent residents from a student's fifth birthday until the end of the calendar year following the student's 19th birthday; Education is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16; -Children almost always start school on their fifth birthday,or the first School Day after it; -There are 13 academic year levels,numbered 1 through to 13;
•Primary schools and secondary schools Free primary and secondary education is a right for all New Zealand citizens and permanent residents from a student's fifth birthday until the end of the calendar year following the student's 19th birthday; - Education is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16; -Children almost always start school on their fifth birthday, or the first School Day after it; -There are 13 academic year levels, numbered 1 through to 13;