Examples from other countries - comparison table

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Other countries | Comparison table

This table compares educational structures of several different countries/states

Note that two cases, Singapore and the Netherland, have three structures from the year marked*. The case of Singapore is shown in more detail in this link

Normal age at beginning of academic year England US Singapore Netherlands Botswana South Africa Namibia Qatar

Western Australia
4 Reception     Group 1 (K)         Kindergarten
5 Year 1 K K Group 2 (K) K K K K Pre-primary
6 Year 2 Grade 1 P1 Group 3 P1 P1 Grade 1 Grade 1 Year 1
7 Year 3 Grade 2 P2 Group 4 P2 P2 Grade 2 Grade 2 Year 2
8 Year 4 Grade 3 P3 Group 5 P3 P3 Grade 3 Grade 3 Year 3
9 Year 5 Grade 4 P4 Group 6 P4 P4 Grade 4 Grade 4 Year 4
10 Year 6 Grade 5 P5* Group 7 P5 P5 Grade 5 Grade 5 Year 5
11 Year 7 Grade 6 P6 PSLE Group 8 P6 P6 Grade 6 Grade 6 Year 6
12 Year 8 Grade 7 S1 Middle 1 S1 GET 1 Grade 7 Grade 7 Year 7
13 Year 9 Grade 8 S2 Middle 2 S2 GET 2 Grade 8 Grade 8 Year 8
14 Year 10 Grade 9 S3 Middle 3 S3 JSE GET 3 JSE Grade 9 Grade 9 Year 9
15 Year 11 GCSE Grade 10 S4 Olevel V/H/B 4* S4 FET 1 Grade 10 Grade 10 Year 10
16 Year 12 Grade 11 S5 V/H 5 S5 FET 2 Grade 11 Grade 11 Year 11
17 Year 13 A level Grade 12 S6 A level V 6 S6 O level FET 3 SCE * Grade 12* Grade 12 Year 12 WACE
      * Selection into three  tracks (only academic track shown) *Selection into three tracks,
V= academic   
H = vocational
B = job market		   * Two levels, ordinary and higher
G/FET = general/further education and training		 * Two levels, ordinary and higher

Grade 7-9 called preparatory

Schools are all independent and are free to offer any approved grade 12 qualification

 
                   
Primary                  
Junior secondary                  
Senior secondary