NAME OF COUNTRY LEVELS OF DESCRIPTION SPECIAL

EDUCATION OF EACH FEATURES

LEVEL
1. Australia PRIMARY SCHOOL (six This level is
years) provided by the
government
and non-
government
primary schools.
The length of
the program is
six years for 6
years old (and
may vary for
some, starts
school at an
age of 5 years
old) to 12 years
old children.
HIGH SCHOOL This level is
divided into two
programs:
Junior and
Senior High
School years.
-Junior High School It takes 4 years
(four years) to finish this
level. Students
ages 12 to 16
years old are
enrolled in this
level. A
Secondary
Certificate of
Education (Year
10) is given.
-Senior High School This part of
(two years) high school
level takes 2
years to finish.
Students are
from 16-18
years old in this
level. This level
is not
compulsory. A
Secondary
Certificate of
 Education (Year
12) is awarded.
TERTIARY EDUCATION
(3-6 years depending on
the course you are
taking)
6. China PRIMARY EDUCATION
JUNIOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL
SENIOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL
TERTIARY EDUCATION

10.Japan

11.South Africa JEZAAAAAA

12.England JOAN

13.United States of PRE-PRIMARY Type of school

America EDUCATION providing this
education are
kindergarten,
nursery schools,
pre-school
programmes,
child/day care
centers. Age level
is 4-6 years old
and the duration
is 2 years.

PRIMARY EDUCATION – There are

ELEMENTARY varied levels of
EDUCATION schooling in the
primary
education:
 Grades
1-4
(ages 6-
10 yrs.
 Old)
 Grades
1-5
(ages 6-
11 yrs.
old)
 Grades
1-6
(ages 6-
12 yrs.
old)
 Grades
1-7
(ages 6-
14 years
old)
And students
will transition to
middle school.
MIDDLE-SCHOOL This level
EDUCATION includes
students with
ages 10-14
years old and
the duration of
the program is
3 years.
Grade levels are
the following:
 Grades
4-6
 Grades
5-7
 Grades
6-8
SECONDARY Students ages
EDUCATION TO HIGH 12-18 years old
SCHOOL EDUCATION are enrolled in
grades 7-12 or
8-12.
High school
diploma is
awarded.
-Junior High School Grades 7-8, 7-9
or 8-9. Students
ages 12-14
years old are in
this level.
 -Senior High School Grades 9-12 or
10-12. Students
ages 14-18
years old in this
level.
HIGHER EDUCATION It begins after
secondary
education. It is
a diverse and
autonomous
community of
publicly and
privately
supported
institutions.
There are no
real age
categories for
post- secondary
education.
College usually
has a bachelor’s
(4-year-
program).
20.New Zealand JOHN DAVIDD

21.Philippines
Primary education school:

Years 1-8 aged 5-13. Children requires aged six years old and over to be in school. In the first
three years in primary education one-year level each year.

Secondary school: also known as college/high school/grammar school. Years 7-13 aged 11-17
or 18. Students progress through five levels and must stay until age 17-18. Secondary school
starts in grade 9.

Tertiary: aged 17 onwards. A university education is open to anyone who meets the common
standards prescribed.