By Andrew Mackinnon
Last updated: 28th January, 2026
In white countries around the world, as far as I am aware, there are thirteen years of school altogether – one year of kindergarten, six years of primary school from Years 1 to 6 and six years of secondary school from Years 7 to 12, all of which are preceded by one year of pre-school.
I believe that thirteen years of school from kindergarten to Year 12 under the current school system in white countries around the world is too long.
This thirteen years of school under the current school system should be shortened by one year to twelve years of school from Years 1 to 12. The one year of kindergarten under the current school system should be abolished.
Students should commence pre-school at the age of 5 years at the start of the year.
The following year, students should commence Year 1 of primary school at the age of 6 years at the start of the year, instead of commencing kindergarten at the age of 6 years at the start of the year under the current school system.
This proposed school system, which is presumably the same as current school systems in white countries around the world, apart from the absence of the one year of kindergarten, can be summarised as follows:
~ Year 1 in primary school for students aged 6 years at the start of the year
~ Year 2 in primary school for students aged 7 years at the start of the year
~ Year 3 in primary school for students aged 8 years at the start of the year
~ Year 4 in primary school for students aged 9 years at the start of the year
~ Year 5 in primary school for students aged 10 years at the start of the year
~ Year 6 in primary school for students aged 11 years at the start of the year
~ Year 7 in secondary school for students aged 12 years at the start of the year
~ Year 8 in secondary school for students aged 13 years at the start of the year
~ Year 9 in secondary school for students aged 14 years at the start of the year
~ Year 10 in secondary school for students aged 15 years at the start of the year
~ Year 11 in secondary school for students aged 16 years at the start of the year
~ Year 12 in secondary school for students aged 17 years at the start of the year
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