Age Level | Saint Lucia | England | Canada | USA |
3-4 | Nursery/Pre -School | Nursery | Nursery/Pre-School | Nursery/Pre-School |
4-5 | Kindergarten | Reception | Kindergarten | Kindergarten |
5-6 | Grade 1 | Year 1 | Grade 1 | Grade 1 |
6-7 | Grade 2 | Year 2 | Grade 2 | Grade 2 |
7-8 | Grade 3 (Standard 1) | Year 3 | Grade 3 | Grade 3 |
8-9 | Grade 4 (Standard 2) | Year 4 | Grade 4 | Grade 4 |
9-10 | Grade 5 (Standard 3) | Year 5 | Grade 5 | Grade 5 |
10-11 | Grade 6 (Standard 4) (CEE Level) | Year 6 | Grade 6 | Grade 6 |
11-12 | Form 1 | Year 7 | Grade 7 | Grade 7 |
12-13 | Form 2 | Year 8 | Grade 8 | Grade 8 |
13-14 | Form 3 | Year 9 | Grade 9 | Grade 9 |
14-15 | Form 4 | Year 10 | Grade 10 | Grade 10 |
15-16 | Form 5 (CXC Level) | Year 11 | Grade 11 | Grade 11 |
16-17 | Lower Six Form | Year 12 & 13 | Grade 12 | Grade 12 |
17+ | Upper Six Form | College or University or Trade/Tech School | College or University or Trade /Tech School | College or University or Trade /Tech School |
Note: All ISSL students must pass the Canadian Gr. 9 English Language Proficiency Assessment(ELPA) standards set by New Brunswick Ministry of Education to continue in Gr. 10, 11 and 12 courses. All of our 2016-2017 ISSL students were successful in the Reading and Writing assessments. Congratulations! Wonderful team effort.