61
Year 1
Year 2 Year 3 BS
18
19 20 21 22
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 BS
Year 1**
Grade 12
K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11*
United States
Year 2 Year 3 BS
Year 1
S6 A level**
K P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 PSLE S1 S2 S3 S4 O level* S5
Singapore
Year 12 IB (ord)**
K K Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 IGCSE*
Ethiopia International School, Addis Ababa
Grade level
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 BS
Year 1**
S6 O level*
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 S1 S2 S3 JSE S4 S5
Botswana
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 BS Year 5 Honors
Year 1**
FET 3 (ord)*
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 GET 1 GET 2 GET 3 JSE FET 1 FET 2
South Africa
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 BS
Year 1**
K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 JSE Grade 11 Grade 12 CSE* (ord)
Namibia
S6 A level** Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 BS
S5
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 PSLE S1 S2 S3 S4 O level*
Uganda
Source: Reproduced from Clegg 2011. Note: Ethiopian grade-level estimates are based on the syllabi for physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. * = ordinary leaving examination, equivalent to Ethiopian grade 10. ** = higher leaving examination, equivalent to Ethiopian grade 12. Most abbreviations used in this table are those used in the countries concerned: A = advanced; BS = Bachelor of Science; ECE = early childhood education; FET = further education and training; (G) CSE = (General) Certificate of Secondary Education, often offered at the O (ordinary) and A (advanced) levels; GET = General Education and Training; IB = International Baccalaureat; IGCSE = International General Certificate of Secondary Education; JSE = Junior Secondary Examination; K = kindergarten; ord or O = ordinary level; PSLE = Primary School-Leaving Examination; S = secondary; UK = United Kingdom; USA = United States of America.
Year 2 Year 3 BS
Year 1
Grade 12 Exam** Year 13 A Level**
17
Reception (K) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 GCSE* Year 12
United Kingdom
ECE ECE Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Exam* Grade 11
Ethiopia
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Normal starting age (years)
Table 4.1 Comparison of Educational Systems, Various Countries