First grade
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First grade (also 1st Grade or Grade 1) is the first
Examples by region
Asia
- In Israel, children enter the first grade (kita aleph) the year they turn six or seven.
- In South Korea, First Grade, known as 일학년 (il-hak-nyeon), begins in March when a child is six or seven years old.
- In China, First Grade, known as 一年级 (yī nián jí), begins in September when a child is six years old.
- In Japan, First Grade, known as 一年生 (i-chi-nen-sei), begins in April when a child is six years old.
- In Singapore, First Grade (or more commonly, "Primary 1"), begins when a child is six years old. Child at least 6 years old on 1 January of a given year gain admission to P1.
- In Bahrain, the minimum age for the first grade is seven years old.
- In Bangladesh, First Grade (known as prothom sreni) begins in January when a student is six years old.
- In Sri Lanka, children enter Class 1 or 2 when they are six or seven years old.
- In Malaysia's education system, First Grade (or most commonly, Standard or Year 1) begins at the age of seven.
- In India, children start school at age five.
- In Iran, children start school at age seven.
- In the Philippines, Grade 1 (Filipino: Baitang Isa) is the first year of Primary Level and Elementary School curriculum. Students are usually 6–7 years old, but some students, mostly females, can start at ages 5-6.
Europe
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- In Bulgaria, the minimum age for first graders is 6 years old. The Bulgarian term is 'първи клас' (purvi klas), 'first class'.
- In the Czech Republic, children aged 6 to 7 years old enter the first year of elementary school (první třída).
- In pre-school(first year after kindergarten) at age 5-6.
- In France, children aged 5 to 6 years old enter first grade, which corresponds to the cours préparatoire (preparatory course), more commonly called C.P.
- In Germany, first grade corresponds to Erste Klasse (literal translation: first class).
- In Greece, children are six years old at the bginning of first grade. The first school year of primary education is referred to as First Grade of Primary (Proti Dimotikou - Πρώτη Δημοτικού).
- In Iceland, children enter the first grade (1.bekk) the year they turn six.
- In Ireland, the equivalent is known as "First Class" or Rang a haon. Students are usually 6–7 years old at this level, and it serves as the 3rd year of primary school.
- In Italy, first grade corresponds to primo anno di scuola primaria, also called prima elementare.
- In the Netherlands, first grade corresponds to Group 3, the third year of primary education.
- In Norway, children enter the first grade the year they turn six.
- In Poland children enter their first year of school (klasa 1) aged seven (from 2012 to 2016 the entry age was six; prior thereto, it was also seven).
- In Portugal, children enter their first year of school (1º ano) aged five or six.[1]
- In Russia, children aged 6 to 8 years old enter первый класс (pervyy klass, first grade).
- In Slovenia, children are aged 5 years and 8 months to 6 years and 8 months at the beginning of this grade.[2]
- In Sweden, children are 7 years old when entering first grade (första klass), and 6 years old when beginning "förskoleklass", the first year after kindergarten.
- In Spain, children are five to six years old when they enter the first year of elementary school (Primero de Educación Primaria).
- In Ukraine, children aged six to seven years old enter перший клас (pershyy klas, first grade).
United Kingdom
In
North America
Canada
United States
In arithmetic, students learn about addition and subtraction of natural or whole numbers, usually with only one digit or two digits, and about measurement. Basic geometry and graphing may sometimes be introduced. Clock and calendar time, as well as money, may also be in the curriculum.
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Students are also typically introduced to the concept of
Science as inquiry is taught and practiced in first grade classes. Students are encouraged to observe the world around them and begin asking questions about things they notice.
Africa
- In Sudan, children usually start grade 1 at the age of 6 or 7.
- In South Africa, children start grade 1 at the age of 6 or 7, depending on their curriculum (whether CAPS or Cambridge schooling system, etc).
Oceania
In some states in Australia, first grade is called Year 1. It is the second year of school after Kindergarten (called Prep in some states), and children are usually between 6 and 7 years old when entering.
In New Zealand, first grade is called "Year 2." Children generally start this level when they are 6 or 7 years old.
South America
In Brazil, first grade is the primeiro ano do Ensino Fundamental I. That is, the minimum age for first grade was changed from 7 (84 months) to 6 years (72 months) when the "alphabetization" grade, called simply Alfabetização (literacy), was renamed first grade, with all following grades renamed as well. All students must be 6 years old before an assigned cut-off date.[citation needed]
In Uruguay, first graders are usually six years old. However, regulations stipulate that students must be six years old before April 30 in that given year.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Ensino Básico e Secundário". cdp.portodigital.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Osnovna šola" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "The national curriculum". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ "Edad para el ingreso a la escuela (Age for starting school)" (PDF). CEIP (in Spanish). 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2019-12-23.