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GRADE SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA In the U.S. and Canada these traditionally began at 1 and ran to 12 (or 11 or 13 in some areas); in the US they were referred to by ordinal number (e.g. "3rd grade"), while in Canada the cardinal number was used (e.g. "grade 3"). An additional preceding level called Kindergarten is now standard in most areas, and a further preceding level called Preschool or Nursery School is not uncommon. At the secondary school level, grades 9–12 are also known as Freshman (or "first-year"), Sophomore , Junior , and Senior . At the post-secondary level (college or university), these terms are used almost exclusively to refer to what would otherwise be grades 13–16. These tables outlines the ages, in years, of each grade level. Elementary school: Middle school: High school: Children typically start school at age five, but may turn six during the school year. This accounts for age differences within the same grade. YEAR SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ''Main article: Education In The United Kingdom '' Classes are arranged exclusively on an age basis and may be simply understood. Legally compulsary education begins in Primary school with Reception Year, or YR, for students whose fifth birthday will fall within that academic year and classes progress in numerical order (eg YR, Y1, Y2 etc). Primary school covers may be divided into Infant School for Reception to Y2 and Junior School for Years 3 to 6. Secondary education takes place at High School and covers from year 7 to year 11, with compulsary education ending at the age of 16. Sixth form education, or Years 13 and 14, are not compulsary. Required assesment within the National Curriculum takes place in years 2, 6, 9 and 11. YEAR SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA In Australia the system is the same as in the United States, with twelve years of formal education usually running from 6 to 18 and numbered from 1 to 12. However as in the United Kingdom the word year is used, not "grade" as in Year 1, Year 2 etc. REFERENCES
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