of four or five . In Russia school usually
begins at the age of 7. Many boys and girls usually leave school at the age of sixteen.In England and in Russia the school year begins in September, but in England it does not always begin on the first day of month, as school rarely begins on Monday.
The English think that Monday is not a good day to start school. So pupils usually begin their school year on the first Tuesday of September (not always on the 1st of September as we do).