Age Requirements & Grade Placement

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Age Requirements & Grade Placement

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Dubai International School – Garhoud follows the KHDA age requirement for students entering KG1 – Grade 1*. A student must be 4 years of age by August 31st of the academic year to be eligible for our KG1 program. All other students must have turned the age listed next to the grade level for the Academic Year and have a corresponding Transfer Certificate. To assist those coming from a non-American curriculum, please refer to the table below as a guideline for which grade to apply to. Further clarification will be done by the Admission team and educational governing body.

Comparison of Ages and Names Across different Curriculam
Entry age by August 31st DIS-G North American England Australian / New Zealand South Africa Singapore France
3 years – – FS nursery – – Pre-school PS
4 years KG 1 Pre-K FS2 Reception KG Pre-school MS
5 years KG 2 KG 1 pre Reception Pre-school GS
6 years 1 1 2 1 1 P2 CE1
7 years 2 2 3 2 2 P2 CE1
8 years 3 3 4 3 3 P3 CE2
9 years 4 4 5 4 4 P4 CM1
10 years 5 5 6 5 5 P5 CM2
11 years 6 6 7 6 6 P6 Premiere
12 years 7 7 8 7 7 S1 Cinquieme
13 years 8 8 9 8 8 S2 Quatrieme
14 years 9 9 10 9 9 S3 Triosieme
15 years 10 10 11 10 10 S4 Seconde
16 years 11 11 12 11 11 Premiere
17 years 12 12 13 12 12 Terminale