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Hi just wanted to share about how AUS works. since Australia works different in the way we live from driving through to school i thought i would share how we 'run'. Aussies please add on.
for driving: At 16 yrs a child is able to go for their 'L's' this is a 'learner liscence' which means they have to have a parent/person with a full liscence in the car at all times. the speed limit is 80km p/h. the child must complete 120 hrs of driving before they are eligible to 'go' for their 'P's'. the 'L's' test is done by computer. they must have a yellow L plate on the back and front of the car at all times. all minutes and hours of driving are to be noted in a book based on the km's.
At 17 yrs after completing 120 hrs of driving the child can now go for their p's. these p's are a red plate that goes on the back and front of the car with a big red 'P' on it. P drivers can drive 90km p/h. from 11pm-7am the driver and 1 person under 21 is allowed in the car aka you can have as many people as you want but only one person can be under 21. a red P plater can drive bythemselves without a full liscence person being present. the child must complete a year of red P plate driving.
at 18 yrs- the child can now go for their green p's. they must have these for 2 yrs. the speed limit is 100kmp/h. the must have a green P plate on the front and back of the car at all times.
at 20 yrs after completing their L's, red P's and green P's the child may now go for their full liscence.
im not sure what the drinking limit is for green p platers.
all of this differs slightly from state to state some states don't have P plates some states are allowed to drive 110kmp/h as a green p plater. but this is based from my state of NSW.
School: Our school program is run like this:
we have primary school for ages 5-12 and secondary school aka high school for children aged 12-18.
it is as follows:
primary school:
kindergarten- aged 5 turning 6
year 1- aged 6 turning 7
year 2- aged 7 turning 8
year 3- aged 8 turning 9
year 4- aged 9 turning 10
year 5- aged 10 turning 11
year 6- aged 11 turning 12
now onto high school:
year 7- aged 12 turning 13
year 8- aged 13 turning 14
year 9- aged 14 turning 15
year 10- aged 15 turning 16
year 11 and 12 are not compulsory schooling but you must now be 17 or over to leave school.
year 11- aged 16 turning 17
year 12- aged 17 turning 18
say if a child was born on january 7th of 1997- she would be put in a class of students born from jan-dec of 1996 because her birthday lies before april of the next yr.
we do not have college in aus we have UNI aka university. before a child starts kindergarten they are able (not compulsory) to do day care and pre-school. day care is normally for children from 6 weeks old- 5 years old. pre school is for children 3-6, they must be toilet trained to attend pre-school.
One of our great aussie foods is Vegemite. heard of it? it is a spread which we use on sandwiches or toast it is rich in lots of vitamins and tastes amazing. To find more aussie foods go to www.ausbuy.com.au
Aussies please add on....
thanks
for driving: At 16 yrs a child is able to go for their 'L's' this is a 'learner liscence' which means they have to have a parent/person with a full liscence in the car at all times. the speed limit is 80km p/h. the child must complete 120 hrs of driving before they are eligible to 'go' for their 'P's'. the 'L's' test is done by computer. they must have a yellow L plate on the back and front of the car at all times. all minutes and hours of driving are to be noted in a book based on the km's.
At 17 yrs after completing 120 hrs of driving the child can now go for their p's. these p's are a red plate that goes on the back and front of the car with a big red 'P' on it. P drivers can drive 90km p/h. from 11pm-7am the driver and 1 person under 21 is allowed in the car aka you can have as many people as you want but only one person can be under 21. a red P plater can drive bythemselves without a full liscence person being present. the child must complete a year of red P plate driving.
at 18 yrs- the child can now go for their green p's. they must have these for 2 yrs. the speed limit is 100kmp/h. the must have a green P plate on the front and back of the car at all times.
at 20 yrs after completing their L's, red P's and green P's the child may now go for their full liscence.
im not sure what the drinking limit is for green p platers.
all of this differs slightly from state to state some states don't have P plates some states are allowed to drive 110kmp/h as a green p plater. but this is based from my state of NSW.
School: Our school program is run like this:
we have primary school for ages 5-12 and secondary school aka high school for children aged 12-18.
it is as follows:
primary school:
kindergarten- aged 5 turning 6
year 1- aged 6 turning 7
year 2- aged 7 turning 8
year 3- aged 8 turning 9
year 4- aged 9 turning 10
year 5- aged 10 turning 11
year 6- aged 11 turning 12
now onto high school:
year 7- aged 12 turning 13
year 8- aged 13 turning 14
year 9- aged 14 turning 15
year 10- aged 15 turning 16
year 11 and 12 are not compulsory schooling but you must now be 17 or over to leave school.
year 11- aged 16 turning 17
year 12- aged 17 turning 18
say if a child was born on january 7th of 1997- she would be put in a class of students born from jan-dec of 1996 because her birthday lies before april of the next yr.
we do not have college in aus we have UNI aka university. before a child starts kindergarten they are able (not compulsory) to do day care and pre-school. day care is normally for children from 6 weeks old- 5 years old. pre school is for children 3-6, they must be toilet trained to attend pre-school.
One of our great aussie foods is Vegemite. heard of it? it is a spread which we use on sandwiches or toast it is rich in lots of vitamins and tastes amazing. To find more aussie foods go to www.ausbuy.com.au
Aussies please add on....
thanks