In America u have 1st grade, 2nd grade etc. and in England, we have year 4, year 5 etc. wat is the difference between them?
2007-01-07 05:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by Sara 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
well first theres kindergarden, and kids ages 5-6 attend. then theres 1st grade (ages 6-7), 2cd grade ( ages 7-8), 3rd grade (ages 8-9), 4th grade (ages 9-10), 5th (age 10-11), 6th (11-12), 7th (12-13), 8th (13-14), 9th ( 14-15), 10th (15-16), 11th (16-17), and 12th (17-18)... and we go to all of those. in the part of the country im in, we go from September to the middle of June. then we have a summer break from June 14th-September 3rd. but its different in some places. i hope that helps
2007-01-07 05:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by Naa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Americans start at Kindergarten, a year after English pupils begin in Reception (or Year 1, depending upon what region of the country you're talking about).
Because children start school a year earlier here in general, English pupils will be 6-7 years old in Year 2, whereas American pupils will be 7-8 years old in their 2nd Grade.
2007-01-07 14:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Joanna W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American students can also be kept behind a year for failling to pass it unlike the english system, this can disrupt age/grade boundarys.
2007-01-07 16:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by FiftyDotSix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they're about parallel, ie year 8 is the equivalent of 8th grade.
2007-01-07 13:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by InitialDave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋