Alberta is looking to bring in one standardized age for kindergarten students.
Education Minister David Eggen has introduced Bill 28 in the house, which will make a variety of changes to the School Act.
As it stands, school boards set their own entry eligibility cut-offs for when five year-olds can begin kindergarten.
READ MORE: Change to Alberta’s Education Act would move kindergarten cut-off age
Watch below: On Feb. 23, 2016, Laurel Gregory filed this report about current entry guidelines meaning there can be a year-and-a-half gap in kindergarten ages.
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Under Bill 28, a child will have to be five years old when they start kindergarten or by Dec. 31 of the same year and the cut-off will start in the fall of 2020.
Eggen says the goal was to ensure a reasonable start date for education and a level playing field for competing school boards.
The bill will also lay the groundwork for certification requirements for principals and superintendents.
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