American school years

  • Polly
    18 years ago

    Hey I was just wondering, I'm from England and I always get really confused when people refer to like seventh grade and high school and stuff, could someone please tell me what all these are in american and australian and wherever its different lol .
    here its primary school years 1 - 6.
    year 6 = 10 years old
    year 7 = secondary school first year, 11 years old
    year 8 = 2nd year, 12
    year 9 = 3rd year, 13
    year 10 = 4th year, 14

    and it just goes on like that...

  • Normal is the Watchword
    18 years ago

    Kindgergarten=usually 5 years old
    1st
    2cd
    3rd
    4th
    5th
    6th usually stars middle school
    7th
    8th
    9th usually starts High School
    10th
    11th
    12th usually 17/18 years old

  • x Mo x
    18 years ago

    ^ Thats like the general idea....here in UT its a bit different i guess:

    Elementary School
    K: 5-6 years
    1: 6-7 years
    2: 7-8 years
    3: 8-9 years
    4: 9- 10 years
    5: 10-11 years
    6: 11-12 years

    Junior High
    7: 12-13 years
    8: 13-14 years
    9: 14-15 years

    High School
    10: 15-16 years
    11: 16-17 years
    12: 17-18 years

    I notice that our system is different than most around us.....strange district Im in.

  • 19Rusty
    18 years ago

    Man you guys have messed up scheduals.

  • Poetess Lana
    18 years ago

    Mine was the same as this one:

    Kindgergarten=usually 5 years old
    1st
    2cd
    3rd
    4th
    5th
    6th usually stars middle school
    7th
    8th
    9th usually starts High School
    10th
    11th
    12th usually 17/18 years old

    and for 9-12 they have special names.

    9th- freshman
    10th- sophomore
    11th- junior
    12th-senior

  • Polly
    18 years ago

    Thanks everyone!