Age Placement Guide
The Academy places students in age-appropriate grade levels in accordance with the Ministry of Education/KHDA regulations.
Families are encouraged to use the country comparison chart below to ensure that they are applying to the correct grade level, taking into account the differences that exist in the naming of “grades” around the world.
If there are questions about the correct grade-level placement, please contact the Registration Team.
|
Age as of August 31 of each school year* |
The Academy |
North America |
Australia/ NZ |
South Africa |
|
"Year" |
"Grade" |
"Year" |
"Year" |
|
|
2 years old |
Nursery |
Nursery |
-- |
-- |
|
3 years old (toilet trained) |
FS1 or (Nursery) |
PreK or Nursery |
-- |
-- |
|
4 years old (toilet trained) |
FS2 (Reception) |
PreK |
Kg |
-- |
|
5 years old |
1 |
Kg |
Prep |
Reception |
|
6 years old |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
7 years old |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
8 years old |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
9 years old |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
10 years old |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
11 years old |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
12 years old |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
13 years old |
9 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
14 years old |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
15 years old |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
16 years old |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
17 years old |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
*Applicable for all new FS1/Pre-KG – Year 2/Grade 1 students enrolling from September 2021.
Please follow the below link which will take you to the KHDA FAQ page
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