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FROM🇨🇳 ChinaTO🇳🇿 New Zealand

China Grade 4 / Year 4 to New Zealand: education route

Compare Grade 4 / Year 4 in China with the corresponding school stage in New Zealand, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

China describes this point as 小学 · generally Grades 1–6. New Zealand describes the receiving stage as Years 1–6. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGE小学 · generally Grades 1–6ARRIVING STAGEYears 1–6

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇨🇳 China🇳🇿 New Zealand
Current stage小学 · generally Grades 1–6Years 1–6
Education authorityNational curriculum standards operate with provincial and local implementation; upper-secondary entrance and Gaokao arrangements vary by location.A national curriculum covers Years 1–13; senior-secondary qualifications are in an active transition from NCEA.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

🎓 Practice the route

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Independent study tools sit beside the route while the official requirements remain above.

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🔎 Also described as

moving from China to New Zealand for Grade 4 / Year 4China Grade 4 / Year 4 in New ZealandChina to New Zealand school transfer requirements