Second grade

Second grade (corresponding to Year 3 in the UK) is a year of primary education in the US. Second grade is the second grade of primary school. The school age is depending if the students have repeated the first grade or not.

Brazil equivalent

In Brazil, the minimum age required to enter second grade is 7 years old.

Cameroon equivalent

In Cameroon, there are two sub-educational systems, one based on French education taught in French and the other one based on British educational systems taught in English. So, in Cameroon this grade will correspond to "Class Two", for the English sub-educational system. That correspond to the second year for the kids in primary, however, most of them have spent 2 to 3 years in nursery school. In the French speaking school, this will correspond to the "Cours preparatoire (CP)".

France equivalent

In France, it would correspond to CE1 (Cours Élémentaire 1) which is the second year of elementary school. This course used to be known as 10^ème.

India equivalent

In India, children enter Class 2 or 3 at ages 7 to 8.^[1]

Italy equivalent

In Italy, it corresponds to second class of primary school (seconda classe della scuola primaria)

Germany equivalent

In Germany, this would be comparable to second class (2.Klasse)

Greece equivalent

In Greece, it is the Second grade of Primary (Deftera Dimotikou).

New Zealand equivalent

In New Zealand, this level of class is called Year 3. Children generally start this level between the ages of seven and eight.

Peru equivalent

In Peru, this is also known as second grade (Segundo Grado), and pupils are between 7–8 years old.

Portugal equivalent

In Portugal, the second grade (segundo ano, 2º ano) is the second of the four-year 1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico that also includes the first grade, the third grade and the fourth grade.^[2]

Republic of Ireland equivalent

In The Republic of Ireland, the equivalent is known as Second Class (usually for 7-8 year olds) which is year 4 of Primary School. It is traditionally the year that is dedicated to preparing for the child's "First Holy Communion", however, as Ireland becomes increasingly multicultural, more and more schools are opting to prepare for the sacrement outside of school hours - at weekends or after school.

United Kingdom equivalents

The British education system differs slightly between the four individual countries of the United Kingdom.

In England, the second year of school is called year 1, and the pupils are 5 to 6 years old. So second grade is the equivalent to Year 3 in England and Wales^[3]

At the same age, Scottish and Welsh pupils are in their third year of compulsory education and in their fourth year in Northern Ireland.

In popular culture

• Sune börjar tvåan, Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, 1985^[4]

See also

• Educational stage
• Elementary schools in Japan

References