Age Placement Guide
Age Requirements
In accordance with the recent ADEK circular to schools dated 17th August 2016, students are required to be placed according to grade progression where year is not equal to grade. Please check the table below to understand the year level you are applying for.
|
Age |
Grade – American and other curriculum schools |
Year – ENC Schools |
| 3 - 4 | Pre-KG | FS1 (Nursery) |
|
4 - 5 |
KG1 |
FS2 |
|
5 - 6 |
KG2 |
Y1 |
|
6 - 7 |
G1 |
Y2 |
|
7 - 8 |
G2 |
Y3 |
|
8 - 9 |
G3 |
Y4 |
|
9 - 10 |
G4 |
Y5 |
|
10 - 11 |
G5 |
Y6 |
|
11 - 12 |
G6 |
Y7 |
|
12 -13 |
G7 |
Y8 |
|
13 - 14 |
G8 |
Y9 |
|
14 - 15 |
G9 |
Y10 |
|
15 - 16 |
G10 |
Y11 |
|
16 - 17 |
G11 |
Y12 |
|
17 - 18 |
G12 |
Y13 |
Grade Placement
GEMS Cambridge International School, Abu Dhabi seeks to make the most appropriate placement for each student based on his or her age, academic report cards and transfer papers from the previous school, within the Department of Education and Knowledge's (ADEK) policy and guidelines.
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