- Aug 28, 2011
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I have read many threads on this forum talking about gymnastics and schooling. From a different country persepctive I wonder if you could clarify what your school days involve ?
I seem to have picked up that you have Public school, Private school, Homeschool. We have those here too, although Private Schools are generally known as "Public School" - go figure, and the homeschool sector is tiny.
Generally our smalls go to Primary school from the September before their 5th birthday (rising 5's/reception) to the year of their 11th birthday (year 6).
They then transfere to secondary school to 16 (years 7-11) and then Tertiary college (which is sometimes their secondary school) to 18.
After school is get a job or University, but there are no offical funding programmes for sports scholarships. However, I went to university with a National Team Rugby Player who was nominally on my course - the only time I saw him was on the field or in the bar !
However he was funded by his Rugby club, not the university.
Our school day here is 8.55-3.25 (primary) and 8.30-3.00 (secondary), with my primary smalls getting 1/2-1 hours homework a week and my secondary small ( year 10) getting 2-3 hours a week ( however he can start his homework in lesson time if he has finished his core and extension work, so he generally has less to do at home).
The school year is 40 weeks long split into 3 trimesters or terms. Usually its 1st week in septemer to 2nd week in December with 1 week break in October (half-term), 1st week in January to Easter, this year easter is early so they break up on good friday and go back on 15th April, with half-terrm in February ( next week in fact), then in school till the last week of July with half term at Whitsun (May/June).
What are your hours/days/years/holidays?
Just me being nosey really.
'Margo
I seem to have picked up that you have Public school, Private school, Homeschool. We have those here too, although Private Schools are generally known as "Public School" - go figure, and the homeschool sector is tiny.
Generally our smalls go to Primary school from the September before their 5th birthday (rising 5's/reception) to the year of their 11th birthday (year 6).
They then transfere to secondary school to 16 (years 7-11) and then Tertiary college (which is sometimes their secondary school) to 18.
After school is get a job or University, but there are no offical funding programmes for sports scholarships. However, I went to university with a National Team Rugby Player who was nominally on my course - the only time I saw him was on the field or in the bar !

Our school day here is 8.55-3.25 (primary) and 8.30-3.00 (secondary), with my primary smalls getting 1/2-1 hours homework a week and my secondary small ( year 10) getting 2-3 hours a week ( however he can start his homework in lesson time if he has finished his core and extension work, so he generally has less to do at home).
The school year is 40 weeks long split into 3 trimesters or terms. Usually its 1st week in septemer to 2nd week in December with 1 week break in October (half-term), 1st week in January to Easter, this year easter is early so they break up on good friday and go back on 15th April, with half-terrm in February ( next week in fact), then in school till the last week of July with half term at Whitsun (May/June).
What are your hours/days/years/holidays?
Just me being nosey really.
'Margo