In the US, the majority of 2nd graders (Year 3 in the UK) are between the ages of 7 and 8, provided they started kindergarten at the usual age of 5 and weren’t held back for any reason. They normally start second grade at age 7 and finish it at age 8. This applies to […]
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Most 1st graders in the US (Year 2 in the UK) are between the ages of 6 and 7. They typically start the 1st grade at the age of 6 and finish at the age of 7. This applies to 1st grade learners in both the US and the UK. Except that the naming conventions
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No. Pre-tertiary level education in the US only ends at the 12th grade, although it’s the equivalent of Year 13 in the UK. This is because the US doesn’t count kindergarten as 1st grade while the UK does (Year 1). Any confusion around this can be attributed to the naming conventions in both places. Starting
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