K-12

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For other uses, see K-12 (disambiguation).

K-12 (Pronounced "Kay through twelve" or just "Kay twelve") is the North American designation for primary and secondary education.

The expression is a shortening of Kindergarten (5 or 6-year-old) through 12th grade (generally 17 or 18-year-old), the first and last grades of free education in the United States and English Canada.

[edit] See also

• Education in the United States
• CHOICE Alternative School, Shelton, WA, USA