Prior to applying to BISAK., check your child’s Year Group Classification.
BISAK abides strictly by these classifications.
Year Groups
Year Group Classification
Year Group Classification for Academic Year September 2023 to July 2024
| Year Group |
Date of birth should be between: |
Age of child should be between: |
American Grade Equivalent | |
| Pre-Preparatory | Nursery | 1 Sep 19 – 31 Aug 20 | 3 – 4 | |
| Reception | 1 Sep 18 – 31 Aug 19 | 4 – 5 | KG1 | |
| Year 1 | 1 Sep 17 – 31 Aug 18 | 5 – 6 | KG2 | |
| Year 2 | 1 Sep 16 – 31 Aug 17 | 6 – 7 | Grade 1 | |
| Lower Preparatory | Year 3 | 1 Sep 15 – 31 Aug 16 | 7 – 8 | Grade 2 |
| Year 4 | 1 Sep 14 – 31 Aug 15 | 8 – 9 | Grade 3 | |
| Upper Preparatory | Year 5 | 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 14 | 9 – 10 | Grade 4 |
| Year 6 | 1 Sep 12 – 31 Aug 13 | 10 – 11 | Grade 5 | |
| Senior School | Year 7 | 1 Sep 11 – 31 Aug 12 | 11 – 12 | Grade 6 |
| Year 8 | 1 Sep 10 – 31 Aug 11 | 12 – 13 | Grade 7 | |
| Year 9 | 1 Sep 09 – 31 Aug 10 | 13 – 14 | Grade 8 | |
| Year 10 | 1 Sep 08 – 31 Aug 09 | 14 -15 | Grade 9 | |
| Year 11 | 1 Sep 07 – 31 Aug 08 | 15 -16 | Grade 10 | |
| Sixth Form | Year 12 | 1 Sep 06 – 31 Aug 07 | 16 – 17 | Grade 11 |
| Year 13 | 1 Sep 05 – 31 Aug 06 | 17 -18 | Grade 12 |
Year Group Classification for Academic Year September 2024 to July 2025
| Year Group |
Date of birth should be between: |
Age of child should be between: |
American Grade Equivalent | |
| Pre-Preparatory | Nursery | 1 Sep 20 – 31 Aug 21 | 3 – 4 | |
| Reception | 1 Sep 19 – 31 Aug 20 | 4 – 5 | KG1 | |
| Year 1 | 1 Sep 18 – 31 Aug 19 | 5 – 6 | KG2 | |
| Year 2 | 1 Sep 17 – 31 Aug 18 | 6 – 7 | Grade 1 | |
| Lower Preparatory | Year 3 | 1 Sep 16 – 31 Aug 17 | 7 – 8 | Grade 2 |
| Year 4 | 1 Sep 15 – 31 Aug 16 | 8 – 9 | Grade 3 | |
| Upper Preparatory | Year 5 | 1 Sep 14 – 31 Aug 15 | 9 – 10 | Grade 4 |
| Year 6 | 1 Sep 13 – 31 Aug 14 | 10 – 11 | Grade 5 | |
| Senior School | Year 7 | 1 Sep 12 – 31 Aug 13 | 11 – 12 | Grade 6 |
| Year 8 | 1 Sep 11 – 31 Aug 12 | 12 – 13 | Grade 7 | |
| Year 9 | 1 Sep 10 – 31 Aug 11 | 13 – 14 | Grade 8 | |
| Year 10 | 1 Sep 09 – 31 Aug 10 | 14 -15 | Grade 9 | |
| Year 11 | 1 Sep 08 – 31 Aug 09 | 15 -16 | Grade 10 | |
| Sixth Form | Year 12 | 1 Sep 07 – 31 Aug 08 | 16 – 17 | Grade 11 |
| Year 13 | 1 Sep 06 – 31 Aug 07 | 17 -18 | Grade 12 |
