"Preschool", "6th Grade", "Freshman year" … A jargon specific to the American education system that often causes misunderstanding of the French. We help you find your way around it.
Preschool (the equivalent of kindergarten)
- Nursery = Crèche
- Pre-Kindergarten = Small and Middle Kindergarten Section
Elementary School (the equivalent of elementary school)
- Kindergarten = Large maternal section (first official and compulsory year of schooling for children from 5 to 6 years old)
- 1st Grade = CP
- 2nd Grade = CE1
- 3rd Grade = CE2
- 4th Grade = CM1
- 5th Grade = CM2
Middle School or Junior High School (college equivalent)
- 6th Grade = 6th
- 7th Grade = 5th
- 8th Grade = 4th
High School (the equivalent of high school)
- 9th Grade (Freshman Year or 1era year) = 3th
- 10th Grade (Sophomore Year or 2th year) = 2ndia
- 11th Grade (Junior Year or 3 th year) = 1re
- 12th Grade (Senior Year or 4 th year) = Terminal
College or University, "undergraduate" levels (for obtaining a Bachelor)
- First Year (Freshman Year)
- Second Year (Sophomore Year)
- Third Year (Junior Year)
- Fourth Year (Senior Year)
Graduate (or University) (for obtaining the Master and PhD)
- Various programs depending on the sector chosen