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