school systems

[Besty]

Canadian (yes there is a diffrence from American)

 

Elementry school:

 

 

 

Juniour kindergarden

 

Senior kindergarden

 

Grade 1

 

Grade 2

 

Grade 3

 

Grade 4

 

Grade 5

 

 

 

Middle school:

 

 

 

Grade 6

 

Grade 7

 

Grade 8

 

 

 

Highschool:

 

 

 

Grade 9

 

Grade 10

 

Grade 11

 

Grade 12

 

 

 

At this point there are a few choices. You can take another half or whole year of grade school

 

 

 

You can Get an apprentiship and learn and work in a trade

 

 

 

You can go to collage to help get a job

 

 

 

Or you can go to University to get a higher standard of education for the top jobs.

 

 

 

Edit: most people enrole into kindergarden at age of 4, sometimes 3. Its usaly so the kids know how to act with others, and some very basic stuff (extreamly basic reading, and like 1+1 crap)

 

 

 

We only have one year of Kindergarden in B.C. which we enroll at the age of 5 I believe. Everything else is the same though..

[greenslime89]

Scottish...

 

 

 

Primary school - 7 years (5-12)

 

 

 

Secondry school - 6 years (12-18) - 4 years are compulsary - they can go either work or college at 16 years old or continue at secondry and complete 5th & 6th year.

 

 

 

You forgot to mention that you only start your standard grade (two year course with eight chosen subjects, maths and english compulsary) In second year and the grades for 5-14 (Primary ones up to Secondary twos) go from A to F. A being lowest and F being highest. I think I have a sheet somewhere saying what children of certain ages should achieve by X years, I'll find it and post it here for you. But standard grade is different to the 5-14 curriculum, instead of letters it uses numbers, and the grades you get actually can be used to get a job or into a university.

 

Grades:

 

1 - Top credit grade, the best you can achieve at standard grade

 

2 - Bottom credit grade, second best achievable at standard grade

 

3 - Top general grade, third best achievable at standard grade

 

4 - Bottom general grade, fourth best achievable at standard grade

 

5 - Top foundation grade, fifth best achievable at standard grade

 

6 - Bottom foundation grade, worst pass possible at standard grade

 

7 - FAIL

 

 

 

I'll do the higher grade system tomorrow - I'm quite tired

[____]

Kindergarten (4-5)

 

Preschool / Prep (5-6)

 

 

 

Primary School

 

Grade 1 (6-7)

 

Grade 2 (7-8)

 

Grade 3 (8-9)

 

Grade 4 (9-10)

 

Grade 5 (10-11)

 

Grade 6 (11-12)

 

Grade 7 (12-13)

 

 

 

Secondary / High School

 

Grade 8 (13-14)

 

Grade 9 (14-15)

 

Grade 10 (15-16)

 

Grade 11 (16-17)

 

Grade 12 (17-18)

 

 

 

Then there is TAFE (generally 1-2 year courses at the most) and University (3-5 years for a course, not including honours, phD and such). Either can be taken stright after you finish high school, or anytime there after. Usually, you will not find someone under the age of 17 at either TAFE or University, except for extreme circumstances :P

 

 

 

Also, untill recently, Preschool / Prep was an optional educational level. However it has been reformed to be an actual grade, but not everywhere - unless I've missed some important news on that issue.

 

 

 

 

 

Edit, might as well mention the grading system too..

 

ltr, best to worst

 

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten

 

n/a

 

 

 

Prep

 

don't know

 

 

 

1-7

 

A, B, C, D

 

 

 

8-12

 

Very High Achievement, High Achievement, Sound Achievement, Low Achievement, Very Low Achievement

 

 

 

TAFE

 

not sure how they mark stuff. seems to vary.

 

 

 

Unisersity

 

High Distinction, Distinction, Credit, Pass, Pass Conceeded, Fail

[Uldric]

Kindergarten (4-5)

 

Preschool / Prep (5-6)

 

 

 

Primary School

 

Grade 1 (6-7)

 

Grade 2 (7-8)

 

Grade 3 (8-9)

 

Grade 4 (9-10)

 

Grade 5 (10-11)

 

Grade 6 (11-12)

 

Grade 7 (12-13)

 

 

 

Secondary / High School

 

Grade 8 (13-14)

 

Grade 9 (14-15)

 

Grade 10 (15-16)

 

Grade 11 (16-17)

 

Grade 12 (17-18)

 

 

 

Then there is TAFE (generally 1-2 year courses at the most) and University (3-5 years for a course, not including honours, phD and such). Either can be taken stright after you finish high school, or anytime there after. Usually, you will not find someone under the age of 17 at either TAFE or University, except for extreme circumstances :P

 

 

 

Also, untill recently, Preschool / Prep was an optional educational level. However it has been reformed to be an actual grade, but not everywhere - unless I've missed some important news on that issue.

 

 

 

 

 

Edit, might as well mention the grading system too..

 

ltr, best to worst

 

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten

 

n/a

 

 

 

Prep

 

don't know

 

 

 

1-7

 

A, B, C, D

 

 

 

8-12

 

Very High Achievement, High Achievement, Sound Achievement, Low Achievement, Very Low Achievement

 

 

 

TAFE

 

not sure how they mark stuff. seems to vary.

 

 

 

Unisersity

 

High Distinction, Distinction, Credit, Pass, Pass Conceeded, Fail

 

 

 

The Uni I went to used the Hd, D, C, etc. but they're gonna change it to the 1-7 system (1 being the worst, 7 being the best) in the future.

[____]

Mine is exactly like that too.

 

 

 

HD = 7

 

D = 6

 

C = 5

 

P = 4

 

PC = 3

 

F = 1.5

 

 

 

It's used to work out GPA :

[Aijiru]

Here's the spaniard system:

 

 

 

Kindergarden - 0/4 years

 

 

 

Preschool - 4/6 years

 

 

 

Primary school

 

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

 

Sixth grade - 11/12 years

 

 

 

Marks are PA (possitive) or NM (negative)

 

 

 

Secondary school

 

First grade - 12/13 years

 

Second grade - 13/14 years

 

Third grade - 14/15 years

 

Fourth grade - 15/16 years. You have to choose between sciences, letters, technology or arts.

 

 

 

Marks are 1-4 (negative) and 5-10 (positive)

 

 

 

At 16 years, you have some options to take:

 

 

 

Professional formation (middle grade) - To learn a profession and start working.

 

 

 

Baccalaureate - Two years, with the same options as fourth grade of secondary school. At second grade you have to choose a speciality on your own baccalaureat.

 

 

 

Notes are the same as secondary school.

 

 

 

At 18 years and more:

 

 

 

Professional formation (superior grade) - It's more average that the middle grade and you have a superior titulation on your speciality.

 

 

 

University.

 

 

 

Don't know what are the marks at those systems.

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy it :P It was a bit hard to translate some of the terms, so, if there are mistakens, please tell me...

[fread_w]

English in my area

 

 

 

First school: years reception till 5

 

 

 

Middle school: years 6 till 8

 

 

 

High school 9 till 11. Then if u want you can stay on at sixth form or go to College.