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Download full textCharlotte Bailey – UK Department for Education, 2023
The School Admissions Code ('the Code') requires school admission authorities to provide for the admission of all children in the September following their fourth birthday. This is when children usually start school, but a child does not reach compulsory school age until the "prescribed day" following their fifth birthday (or on their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Registration, Preschool Children, School Districts
Direct linkBeaulieu, Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In the United States, when a child turns five years of age, he or she is eligible to enroll and attend five-year old kindergarten. Parents and caregivers are often tasked with making the decision on whether or not to enroll their child when eligible to attend kindergarten or if the child should be held back another year (redshirted) and attend…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Age Grade Placement, School Entrance Age
Peer reviewedZimano, Felistas R.; Matsaure, Keresencia; Chilunjika, Alouis – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
Background: The use of non-conventional methods of measurement is a long-established practice in most societies. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of non-conventional methods of measurement in the placement of children in schools in general and the 'clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled age measurement practice in particular. To expose the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Body Height, School Entrance Age
Dhuey, Elizabeth; Figlio, David; Karbownik, Krzysztof; Roth, Jeffrey – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2018
We present evidence of a positive relationship between school starting age and children's cognitive development from age 6 to 18 using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design and large-scale population-level birth and school data from the state of Florida. We estimate effects of being old for grade (being born in September versus August) that are…
Descriptors: School Entrance Age, Cognitive Development, Educational Attainment, Grade Repetition
Chittle, Laura; Horton, Sean; Dixon, Jess C. – High Ability Studies, 2018
Relative age effects (RAEs) explain the (dis)advantages individuals experience as a result of when they are born relative to a pre-determined cut-off date. Within an interuniversity setting, academic timing (AT) may moderate the RAE pattern due to some student-athletes having eligibility years that do not correspond with their birth years. The…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Age Differences
Baber, Mahwish Ali; Ahmad, Nawaz – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2017
The purpose of this research was to find out whether starting school earlier than four years of age gave any academic benefit to the students in the long run. This research aimed to find out whether the students who started schooling earlier than four years of age are able to achieve better grades and are better at self-regulation at the tertiary…
Descriptors: School Entrance Age, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
