UAE sets minimum age for students to enrol in KG, Grade 1

UAE sets minimum age for students to enrol in KG, Grade 1

The UAE has revised the minimum age for admissions of school students in Kindergarten (KG) and Grade 1 levels across the country.As per calculations released by the UAE Ministry of Education and relevant education authorities, a child must be four years old to be enrolled in KG.For Grade 1, a student must be between six and eight years old. This is effective from the academic year 2021-22 (August 31).Comments Read NextOctober 21, 2020Studies suspended for 10 days at the British School of BahrainOctober 21, 2020Bahrain: Students to return to kindergartens and public schools on October 25thOctober 17, 2020Kuwait: The Quran to be taught in kindergartensSeptember 2, 2020UAE: Some schools switch to distance learning after suspected COVID-19 casesAugust 31, 2020Abu Dhabi to train 17,000 nursery staff ahead of reopeningAugust 30, 2020Abu Dhabi: Out of 5,100 enrolled students, only 11 came to this schoolAugust 27, 2020Schools may have to close if COVID-19 cases increase, says UAE MinistryAugust 25, 2020Saudi: Vacant seats in kindergarten may reach 90%July 13, 2020CBSE Board 12th Results 2020 declaredJuly 8, 2020Bahrain: CBSE Reduces School Syllabus by 30%