The Bangladesh government has raised the minimum entry age for Class 1 from five years to six years under its 2027 admission policy for private schools and school-and-college institutions.
Under the earlier 2025 admission rules, the minimum age for entering Class 1 stood at five years, a threshold raised by one year in the updated guidelines. Issued on Tuesday by the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry, the Private School, School and College Student Admission Policy-2027 applies to admissions across secondary, lower secondary, and attached primary sections nationwide.
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