School Grades in South Korea (2024)

Note: All ages are not in Western years. In parentheses are the Korean Ages; to find the age in the Korean age system add one to the latter ages shown here.

Level/GradeTypical age
Infant School
Nursery School0-3 (1-4)
Kindergarten4-6 (5-7)
Primary School
1st Grade6-7 (7-8)
2nd Grade7-8 (8-9)
3rd Grade8-9 (9-10)
4th Grade9-10 (10-11)
5th Grade10-11 (11-12)
6th Grade11-12 (12-13)
Middle School
7th grade12-13 (13-14)
8th Grade13-14 (14-15)
9th Grade14-15 (15-16)
High School
10th Grade15-16 (16-17)
11th Grade16-17 (17-18)
12th Grade17-18 (18-19)
Post-secondary education
Tertiary education (College or University)Ages vary (usually four years,
referred to as Freshman,
Sophom*ore, Junior and
Senior years)
Membership Training in KoreaAges also vary as they do for Tertiary education
School Grades in South Korea (2024)
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