Talk:Reception (school)

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'Previously, children in England and Wales had started school later than children in Northern Ireland and Scotland, where the starting age was generally four, dependent on the date of the child's birthday.'

How previous? because I live in England and started reception when I was 4 back in 1993. However, my cousin lived in the South of England and didn't have a reception. Sweetie candykim (talk) 12:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

"reception... is followed by Year One in England and Wales or Primary 2 in Northern Ireland and Scotland." In Northern Ireland, reception is optional on the year you turn four (from the start of July to end of June), it is always followed by Primary 1. Hence primary school ages in Northern Ireland from P1 to P7 are: P1 4-5 years P2 5-6 years P3 6-7 years P4 7-8 years P5 8-9 years P6 9-10 years P7 10-11 years (81.23.49.20 (talk) 18:37, 19 September 2010 (UTC))

The Scottish reference is wrong also - there is NO reception year in Scotland. Only Nursery. The first year of school in Scotland is P1 and is for children who attain age 5 by the following Feburary (i.e. 4.5 years and up). PArents also have the right to defer admission for Children whose birthday occurs in January of February to allow them to start P1 at age 5.5. All in all a poorly researched article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.106.39.215 (talk) 13:17, 29 November 2011 (UTC)