According to Ministry of Education, a student is accepted in the first year of kindergarten if he/she has completed four years of age before 31 December of the year in which he/she is being accepted. This ensures that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary education.

For Grade one, a student is accepted if he/she has completed six years of age and does not exceed the age of 8 by 31 December of the year in which he/she is being accepted.

In some private schools where the academic year starts in the month of April, the date considered to calculate the completion of a student's age for the target grade is 31 July.