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Primary school teaching in Italy consists of 5 grades. Before the First Grade, there is the kindergarten (scuola dell'infanzia in Italian), which is not compulsory and lasts 3 years. First grade (6–7 years) Second grade (7–8 years) Third grade (8–9 years) Fourth grade (9–10 years) Fifth grade (10–11 years)
Mandatory elementary education (école primaire) starts with grade 1 age 6 by September 30, through to grade 6 age 11 by September 30. Secondary school (école secondaire) has five grades, called secondary I–V (Sec I–V for short). Students are 12 to 17 years old (age of September 30), unless they repeat a grade (which is not allowed any ...
Middle Years Assessments [10] Grade 7, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [10] Grade 8, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [10] Grade 12 Provincial Tests — taken in some grade 12 level courses. Exam mark is worth 30% of final course grade except for Essential Mathematics test which is worth 20%. [11]
In some states in Australia, first grade is called Year 1. It is the second year of school after Kindergarten (called Prep in some states), and children are usually between 6 and 7 years old when entering. In New Zealand, first grade is called "Year 2." Children generally start this level when they are 6 or 7 years old.
Grade 3 (ages 7–9 average age 8) Grade 4 (ages 8–10 average age 9) Grade 5 (ages 9–11 average age 10 ) Grade 6 (ages 10–12 average age 11) Intermediate education. Grade 7 (ages 11–13 average age 12) (Secondary School starts here in Quebec) Grade 8 (ages 12–14 average age 13) (in some parts of B.C. high school starts in Grade 8)
In Russia, compulsory education lasts eight or nine years and begins the year the child turns seven (8 years) or, sometimes, six (9 years). The first stage of elementary school can last either 3 years (so called 1–3 programme for children starting at the age of 7) or 4 years (so called 1–4 programme for children starting at the age of 6).
The International Standard Classification of Education considers primary education as a single phase where programs are typically designed to provide fundamental reading, writing, and mathematics skills and establish a solid foundation for learning. This is ISCED Level 1: Primary education or the first stage of basic education. [a] [4]
The term, "first year" is the more commonly used and connotation-free term for students in their first year. The week at the start of a new year is called "Freshers' Week" or "Welcome Week", with a programme of special events to welcome new students. An undergraduate in the last year of study before graduation is generally known as a "finalist".