Examples of Compulsory school age in a sentence
Compulsory school age is set out in section 8 of the Education Act 1996 and The Education (Start of Compulsory School Age) Order 1998.
Compulsory school age is reached at that point.Where entry is deferred, the school will hold the place for that child and not offer it to another child.
Compulsory school age is from the term immediately following a child’s 5th birthday, which means: a child turning 5 between 1 September and 31 December must start school no later than from the start of the Spring term (January); ~ a child turning 5 between 1 January and 31 March must start school no later than from the start of the Summer term (April); ~ a child turning 5 between 1 April and 31 August must start school no later than the following Autumn term (September).
Compulsory school age begins on the next prescribed day following a child’s fifth birthday (or on their fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day).
Compulsory school age: the period of a child’s life from the time he/she enters school as a beginner, which may be no later than six years of age, until the age of eighteen or graduation from high school, whichever comes first.