Unlike in the UK, the Australian school year begins in January. The studies correlates with findings in the UK, where the year starts in September, that autumn babies are more likely to succeed in sport, particularly football.

　　与英国九月份开学不同，澳大利亚的新学年从一月份开始。英国的研究发现秋天出生的孩子在体育运动方面取得成功的可能性更大，尤其在足球项目上。澳大利亚的这项研究与该发现具有相关性。