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YEAR LEVEL COMPARISON TABLE

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YEAR LEVEL COMPARISON CHART

Optional Years

Typically, all schooling systems start when students are 6 turning 7

Age

IB (PYP/MYP/DP)

Switzerland

Italy

Canada

China

Australia

UAE (MoE)

4 years

Early Years (EYP)

Kindergarten

Scuola Materna

Preschool

5 years

Early Years (EYP)

Preschool (Pre-K)

Reception

Kindergarten

Scuola Materna

Junior Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Kindergarten

KG1

6 years

PYP Year 1

Kindergarten

Year 1

Kindergarten

Scuola dell'infanzia

Senior Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Prep

KG2

7 years

PYP Year 2

Grade 1

Year 2

Primary 1

Prima Elementare

Grade 1

Grade 1

Year 1

Grade 1

8 years

PYP Year 3

Grade 2

Year 3

Primary 2

Seconda Elementare

Grade 2

Grade 2

Year 2

Grade 2

9 years

PYP Year 4

Grade 3

Year 4

Primary 3

Terza Elementare

Grade 3

Grade 3

Year 3

Grade 3

10 years

PYP Year 5

Grade 4

Year 5

Primary 4

Quarta Elementare

Grade 4

Grade 4

Year 4

Grade 4

11 years

PYP Year 6

Grade 5

Year 6

Primary 5

Quinta Elementare

Grade 5

Grade 5

Year 5

Grade 5

12 years

MYP Year 1

Grade 6

Year 7

Media 1

Prima Media

Grade 6

Grade 6

Year 6

Grade 6

13 years

MYP Year 2

Grade 7

Year 8

Media 2

Seconda Media

Grade 7

Grade 7

Year 7

Grade 7

14 years

MYP Year 3

Grade 8

Year 9 (GCSEs)

Media 3

Terza Media

Grade 8

Grade 8

Year 8

Grade 8

15 years

MYP Year 4

Grade 9 Freshman

Year 10 (GCSEs)

Media 4

1st Year Superiore

Grade 9

Grade 9

Year 9

Grade 9

16 years

MYP Year 5

Grade 10 Sophmore

Year 11 (GCSEs)

Secondary 1

2nd Year Superiore

Grade 10

Grade 10

Year 10

Grade 10

17 years

DP Year 1

Grade 11 Junior

Year 12 (A-levels)

Secondary 2

3rd Year Superiore

Grade 11

Grade 11

Year 11

Grade 11

18 years

DP Year 2

Grade 12 Senior

Year 13 (A-levels)

Secondary 3

4th Year Superiore

Grade 12

Grade 12

Year 12

Grade 12

19 years

DP Year 3 (optional)

USA

UK

Secondary 4 (Optional)

Note: Liceo from age 1519 completed over 3-5 years


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