Grade | Ukrainian Education System | Age | Irish Equivalent
(age based) |
1 | Elementary Educaion | 6/7 |
Primary Education |
2 | 7/8 | ||
3 | 8/9 | ||
4 | 9/10 | ||
5 | Basic Secondary Education | 10/11 | |
6 | 11/12 | ||
7 | 12/13 | Lower Secondary
Junior Cycle |
|
8 | 13/14 | ||
9 | 14/15 | ||
10 | Upper Secondary Education
(General Stream/Vocational Stream)**
|
15/16 | Upper Secondary
Senior Cycle |
11 | 16/17 | ||
12* | 17/18 |
*In Ukraine the 12 Year Grade model is currently being phased in. At present, students at upper secondary are expected to complete their Certificate of Completed General Secondary Education at the end of grade 11. In Ireland most students follow a three year senior cycle programme and are typically 18 years old when they take their final examinations.
Information provided by the Department of Education in Ireland.