Age Requirements for enrollment of students, 2010/2011 School Year
The minimum and maximum ages for enrollment of children at the AAS are defined as follows below. Any deviation from these parameters must be formally approved by the Director. In all cases, assignment of a student to a grade level is ultimately the responsibility of the Director.
Grade
Criteria
Preschool:
4Y old level
The child must be 4 years of age on or before 1 September of the school year in which admission is requested.
Kindergarten
The child must be at least 5 years of age on or before 1 September of the school year in which admission is requested, and must not complete 7 years of age within that school year.
Grade 1
The child must be at least 6 years of age on or before 1 September of the school year in which admission is requested, and must not complete 8 years of age within that school year.
Grades 2 and above
At all Grade levels from Grade 2 to Grade 8 no child may be admitted or promoted or retained who is eighteen (18) months or more older or younger than the mean age for that class without the specific approval of the Board.
