prefix = st1 /New Zealand Education
   Compulsory Education
Compulsory education starts at age 5 and ends at age 16. The day children turn 5, they are expected to start school. They can leave school as soon as they reach 16.
   Class Size
The maximum number of students in a class is 30 students.
   Classrooms
Students from year 0--8 stay in the same classroom for most subjects and move to other classrooms only for specific subjects. Even when they move from one classroom to another, they mostly stay together as a class. In year 9, students take some courses with their homeroom class and some optional classes with students from different classes. Starting from year 10, students no longer stay in the same classroom most of the time nor do they move around with their classes. They go to different classes based on their own choice and abilities.
   Term Dates
A school year starts in January and ends in December. There are four terms in a year. Each term is about 10 weeks.
   Class Schedule
School starts at around 8:30 and ends at 15:15. There are only five periods a day and a period is about an hour long. In the morning, around 10:30, there will be a 20--30 minute interval when students and staff have morning tea. Students usually have some snacks during this time, and staff gathers in the staff room to drink coffee and eat some snacks. There is a lunch period at around 12:40 for about an hour.
   Teachers
In New Zealand, teachers have to teach students of different year level at the same time. Most teachers teach students from at least three to four different year levels. In addition, quite a number of teachers teach more than one subject. This is mainly due to the fact that many courses are optional.
Which of the following is TRUEaccording to the passage?
You are obliged to leave school when you are 16 inNew Zealand. The total of school time per year is about 40 weeks in New Zealand. Students have a 20--30 minute interval between each period in New Zealand. Most teachers in New Zealandteach one subject for at least three to four years.