A School Day in Australia.

An Australian school year goes from January till December. Because Australia is in the southern hemisphere, the weeks they have off is actually summer time for them. Students go to school 200 days a year. The school year is divided up into four terms with two weeks of break between each one. A typical school day starts at 9am and ends at 3:30pm.

In America people say that they are in "grade 10" or "grade 3". But in Australia they say "year 10" or "year 3". This is because children are only required to go through 11 years of schooling but may go up to 12 if they choose.

Probably one of the most interesting things about Australian schooling is that they combine the subject they teach. For example a class might be learning about the Savannah, typically a science subject. But teachers add elements of math, such as how fast do the animals run as well.

So, where would you rather go to school??? Let me know below!

                                                                                                                ~Ally

Websites used:
http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/school-years.html