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The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced a revision in the minimum age for children starting school in Dubai, made according to the UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) Resolution no (24).  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/1.1614143044104  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  #UAE #Dubai #education

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00:00The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has announced a revision in the minimum age for children starting school in Devine.

00:07Announced on February 23rd on the KHDA social media channels, the changes mean a child must now be 3 years old to be enrolled in FS1,

00:17and 4 years old to be enrolled in FS2 at the start of the academic year.

00:22Previously, for schools with academic years starting in September, it was possible to start school in FS1 or Pre-KG at the age of 2,

00:30if the child would turn 3 by the end of December that year.

00:34However, the new minimum age requirements for starting school, according to the KHDA,

00:39say that children enrolling in FS1 or Pre-KG in schools starting in September must be 3 years old on or before August 31st of that year.

00:49Children enrolling in Pre-KG in schools starting in April must be 3 years old on or before March 31st that year.

00:57Children enrolling in FS2 or KG1 must be 4 years old on or before August 31st for schools starting in September.

01:05Children enrolling in KG1 in schools starting in April must be 4 years old on or before March 31st.

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