Year Groups

Prior to applying to BISAK., check your child’s Year Group Classification.

BISAK abides strictly by these classifications.

	Year Group	Date of birth should be between:	Age of child should be between:	American Grade Equivalent
Pre-Preparatory	Nursery	1 Sep 21 – 31 Aug 22	3 – 4
	Reception	1 Sep 20 – 31 Aug 21	4 – 5	KG1
	Year 1	1 Sep 19 – 31 Aug 20	5 – 6	KG2
	Year 2	1 Sep 18 – 31 Aug 19	6 – 7	Grade 1
Lower Preparatory	Year 3	1 Sep 17 – 31 Aug 18	7 – 8	Grade 2
Lower Preparatory	Year 4	1 Sep 16 – 31 Aug 17	8 – 9	Grade 3
Upper Preparatory	Year 5	1 Sep 15 – 31 Aug 16	9 – 10	Grade 4
Upper Preparatory	Year 6	1 Sep 14 – 31 Aug 15	10 – 11	Grade 5
Senior School	Year 7	1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 14	11 – 12	Grade 6
	Year 8	1 Sep 12 – 31 Aug 13	12 – 13	Grade 7
	Year 9	1 Sep 11 – 31 Aug 12	13 – 14	Grade 8
	Year 10	1 Sep 10 –31 Aug 11	14 -15	Grade 9
	Year 11	1 Sep 09 – 31 Aug 10	15 -16	Grade 10
Sixth Form	Year 12	1 Sep 08 – 31 Aug 09	16 – 17	Grade 11
Sixth Form	Year 13	1 Sep 07 – 31 Aug 08	17 -18	Grade 12

	Year Group	Date of birth should be between:	Age of child should be between:	American Grade Equivalent
Pre-Preparatory	Nursery	1 Sep 22 – 31 Aug 23	3 – 4
	Reception	1 Sep 21 – 31 Aug 22	4 – 5	KG1
	Year 1	1 Sep 20 – 31 Aug 21	5 – 6	KG2
	Year 2	1 Sep 19 – 31 Aug 20	6 – 7	Grade 1
Lower Preparatory	Year 3	1 Sep 18 – 31 Aug 19	7 – 8	Grade 2
Lower Preparatory	Year 4	1 Sep 17 – 31 Aug 18	8 – 9	Grade 3
Upper Preparatory	Year 5	1 Sep 16 – 31 Aug 17	9 – 10	Grade 4
Upper Preparatory	Year 6	1 Sep 15 – 31 Aug 16	10 – 11	Grade 5
Senior School	Year 7	1 Sep 14 – 31 Aug 15	11 – 12	Grade 6
	Year 8	1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 14	12 – 13	Grade 7
	Year 9	1 Sep 12 – 31 Aug 13	13 – 14	Grade 8
	Year 10	1 Sep 11 – 31 Aug 12	14 -15	Grade 9
	Year 11	1 Sep 10 – 31 Aug 11	15 -16	Grade 10
Sixth Form	Year 12	1 Sep 09 – 31 Aug 10	16 – 17	Grade 11
Sixth Form	Year 13	1 Sep 08 – 31 Aug 09	17 -18	Grade 12