Schools ages /grades

Last activity 04 June 2014 by Izzybenjaz

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IzzybenjazActive member03 June 2014 15:28:17

Hi I'm trying to find info on what grades my children would be going into in malta this September.
Currently we live in a Spain here kids go to primary until they are 11/12 and then move to secondary as it's based on the Calender year you were born dec- jan as opposed to the uk system which is sept -sept.
could someone please shed some light on ages for each grade as I'm struggling to find the info, my daughters are the following ages:

Age 10 turns 11 in November and age 8 turns 9 December

If someone could shed some light on this it would be much appreciated!

tikka007New member03 June 2014 15:37:46

Hi!

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwik … _Structure

IzzybenjazActive member03 June 2014 15:48:48

Thanks still can't see any info on there relating to which age go into each year

tikka007New member03 June 2014 15:55:45

At 11 year old it is Form 1 in a secondary school,

At 9 year old it is Year 5 in a primary school

for more details: http://education.gov.mt/

IzzybenjazActive member03 June 2014 16:04:35

So if you turn 11 this year anytime between jan-dec you go to secondary in September ? Or is it the uk style system where if you turn 11 before the start of the school year you go to secondary . sorry if I sound thick but have trawled through the government websites already and can't find this info.

coxf0001Serial expat04 June 2014 03:08:14

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I think it goes from Jan to Dec. My youngest is the end of December and she started school at 2 years 9 months. Your eldest could go into form 1 of middle school (for 2 years) before going onto secondary school and your 8 year old will be in year 5, just as tikka007 said.

IzzybenjazActive member04 June 2014 05:43:26

Thanks! So it's the same way it works in Spain then both mine started school here when they were 2 too. Thanks so much for your help!

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