ACCESS TO EDUCATION

NEW ZEALAND MALAYSIA

-Early childhood education : -Early childhood education:
Play Centre (birth to school age) Pre-school playgroup (3–4 years old)
Kindergarten (ages 3–5) Kindergarten (4–6 years old)
Kohanga Reo
Licensed Early Childhood Centres (ages
0–5)
Chartered Early Childhood Centres (ages
0–5)
Most students start primary school on Starts at 7 years old.
(or shortly after) their 5th birthday
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-Compulsory for all children in New -Compulsory for all children in New
Zealand aged 6 to 16. Zealand aged 7 to 18.

-Disabled students with special -Special education in secondary

educational needs can stay in the school is provided until 18 years old.
secondary school until the end of the
calendar year they turn 21.
-No inclusion programme. -Has inclusion programme.
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-Teen parent unit: Years 9–15 (age 12–19). -Not provided

Serves teenage parents in continuing
secondary school education.
-Correspondence school: Preschool – Year -Limited to certain areas
13 (Preschool – age 19). Serves distance
education, for those in remote areas or for
individual subjects not offered by a school

Tertiary education : Tertiary Education:

-Ages vary. -Ages vary
-Have higher and vocational school. -Have higher and vocational
-Loan provided. school.
-Loan provided.