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My child was born on January 01. Is the cut off date (December 31) flexible or do I have to wait another school year to register him/her for Kindergarten?

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My child was born on January 01. Is the cut off date (December 31) flexible or do I have to wait another school year to register him/her for Kindergarten?

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The Schools Act, 1997, legislates that a child must be five years of age on December 31 of the calendar year to register for Kindergarten. Therefore, a child born on January 01 would not register for Kindergarten until the following calendar year.