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Education in Italy is compulsory from 6 to 16 years of age, [2] and is divided into five stages: kindergarten (scuola dell'infanzia), primary school (scuola primaria or scuola elementare), lower secondary school (scuola secondaria di primo grado or scuola media inferiore), upper secondary school (scuola secondaria di secondo grado or scuola media superiore), and university (università). [3]
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)
In Italian primary and secondary school a 10-point scale is used, 6 being the minimum grade for passing.. Traditionally in the most prestigious high schools (Liceo Classico, Liceo Scientifico, Liceo Linguistico and Liceo delle Scienze Umane), grades vary within a limited range, between 2 and 8, often with each professor applying his/her own custom.
In South Africa, some universities follow a model based on the British system. Thus, at the University of Cape Town and the University of South Africa (UNISA), the percentages are calibrated as follows: a first-class pass is given for 75% and above, a second (division one) for 70–74%, a second (division two) for 60–69%, and a third for 50–59%.
Secondary education in Italy lasts eight years and is divided in two stages: scuola secondaria di primo grado ("lower secondary school"), also known as scuola media, corresponding to the ISCED 2011 Level 2, middle school and scuola secondaria di secondo grado ("upper secondary school"), which corresponds to the ISCED 2011 Level 3, high school.
In Iceland, children enter the first grade (1.bekk) the year they turn six. In Ireland, the equivalent is known as "First Class" or Rang a haon. Students are usually 6–7 years old at this level, and it serves as the 3rd year of primary school. In Italy, first grade corresponds to primo anno di scuola primaria, also called prima elementare.
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First grade: 6–7 1st grade Primary School: Second grade: 7–8 2nd grade Third grade: 8–9 3rd grade Fourth grade: 9–10 4th grade Fifth grade: 10–11 5th grade Sixth grade: 11–12 6th grade Seventh grade: 12–13 1st grade Gymnasium (Lower secondary school) (US equivalent: Middle school) Eighth grade: 13–14 2nd grade Ninth grade: 14 ...