ANNEX V - TABLE OF EQUIVALENCES FOR CORRESPONDING GRADESNational
schools
Yearturopean
SchoolUnited Kingdom
England, WalesScotland
Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Luxembourg Netherlands
AustriaNorthern Ireland
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3rd year 4 4 3eme COg 3.
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4 4th year 5 5 U)CU 4eme £ 4. 4. 4th 4eme cu Groep 6 00 4.5 5th
year 6 6 5eme 5. wd> 5. 5th Seme Groep 7 cöCQ 1.6 Ist year 7 7
6eme 6. O 6. 6th 6eme Groep 8 2.
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TABLE OF EQUIVALENCES FOR CORRESPONDING GRADES
EuropeanNational schools
SchoolCzech Republic Cyprus Estonia Hungary Latvia
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1. stupen zakladru skoly/
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lvPirmä posmapamatizglTtlba
(First stage basiceducation)
2 2"d 2Primary
2 2. II ^ £ 23 3ri i 3 3rd 3 3. o 3
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TABLE OF EQUIVALENCES FOR CORRESPONDING GRADES
EuropeanSchool
National schools
Romania Bulgaria
jVUl Ist
SaS
Ist
Compulsory education (inväfämänt obligatoriu)
Primary education Primary school(Invätämänt primär)
Ist PRIMARY2 2nd 2nd 2nd3 3rd 3rd 3rd4 4th CU 4th 4th5 5th
5th
Lower secondaryEducation
(Invätämäntsecundar inferior)
Gymnasium
(Gimnaziu)
5th LOWER SECONDARY6 Ist 6th 6th7 2nd 7th 7th8 3rd 8th Sth9 4th
9th
High school-lower cycle-(liceu - ciclul
inferior)
Vocational education -
Arts and Trades School(Invätämänt profesional -
§coala de arte meserii)
9th UPPER-SECONDARY10 5th
Secondary
lOth lOth11 6th Uth
12 7th llth Upper secondaryeducation
(Invätämäntsecundar superior)
High school-upper cycle-(liceu - ciclul
superior)1*
Vocational - education
Completion year(Invätämänt profesional - An
de completare)
12th
12th Technical education - Highschool
-upper cycle-(liceu — ciclul superior)
13th
iFirst year starts at age of 6
11 First year starts at age of 6
First year starts at age of 6rv
Estonia: The legislation stipulates 7 as the age at which
children must start compulsory schooling
Latvia: The legislation stipulates that part of nursery is
compulsory education, 7 is the age at which children must start
compulsory basic education.VI First year starts at age of 6
1/11 Lithuania: The legislation stipulates 7 as the age at which
children must start compulsory schooling. The legislation provides
for starting compulsory schooling at the age of 6. The usual
practice, however, is for
children to start primary school at 7 years of age.vrn First
year starts at age of 6u high school is including also technical
educationRomania The legislation stipulates 6 as the age of at
which children start compulsory education, with the possibility for
the parents to postpone the beginning of lsl grade with one
year.The last 2 years of compulsory education (grades 9 and 10) can
be followed either in high school (lower cycle of high school) or
in arts and trades school (vocational education). Graduates of arts
and trades schools cancontinue their studies in a completion year
at the end of which they have the right to enter the upper cycle of
high school. At the end of high school, the graduates of both paths
(4 years direct path or 5 years progressivepath) may participate in
the baccalaureate exam.
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