As an international school we obviously have children arriving from different countries with different educational systems. Each system not only has its own characteristics but also its own naming convention for the different school years.

The table below will hopefully provide some guidance as to how the various systems relate to each other.

Age at start of school year

EISL class

UK school year

UK Key Stage

Portuguese / German school year

Ends with...

3

Pre-School

Pre-School

Foundation

    

4

Reception

Reception

Foundation

    

5

Year 1

1

1

    

6

Year 2

2

1

1

  

7

Year 3

3

2

2

  

8

Year 4

4

2

3

  

9

Year 5

5

2

4

  

10

Year 6

6

2

5

  

11

Year 7

7

3

6

  

12

Year 8

8

3

7

  

13

Year 9

9

3

8

  

14

Year 10

10

4

9

  

15

Year 11

11

4

10

students sit IGCSE exams

16

Year 12

12

n/a

11

  

17

Year 13

13

n/a

12

students sit A/S and A-level exams