Virginia § 22.1-374 - Kindergarten and first grade entrance age

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-374 — Kindergarten and first grade entrance age, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22.1-374. Kindergarten and first grade entrance age

Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at the grade level in a school division commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, in the local education agency in the sending state or foreign education agency in the sending country at the time of transition, regardless of minimum age. A student who has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state or the foreign education agency in the sending country shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in a school division, regardless of minimum age. A student transferring after the start of the school year into a school division shall enter the school on his validated grade level from the local education agency in the sending state or the foreign education agency in the sending country.

2023, c. 783; 2025, c. 445.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 22.1-374 ("Kindergarten and first grade entrance age") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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