AGE AND YEAR LISTING Applicable to the NIVA School Year from August to June.
NURSERY & KINDERGARTEN
Nursery (2 years old)
Kindergarten 1 (3 years old)
Kindergarten 2 (4 years old)
Kindergarten 3 (5 years old)
ELEMENTARY
Grade 1 (6 years old)
Grade 2 (7 years old)
Grade 3 (8 years old)
Grade 4 (9 years old)
Grade 5 (10 years old)
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grade 6 (11 years old)
Grade 7 (12 years old)
Grade 8 (13 years old)
HIGH SCHOOL
Grade 9 (14 years old)
Grade 10 (15 years old)
Grade 11 (16 years old)
Grade 12 (17 years old)
Grade Comparison Chart
These are the age comparisons and grade levels between NIVA, other countries and Thai schools for reference purposes.
| Age | NIVA | USA/Can | Aus | NZ | UK | India | Japan | Korea | Netherlands | France | Germany | Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-02+ | Nursery | |||||||||||
| 03+ | KIndergarten 1 | Nursery | Yochien | Yochien | Kleuter | Anuban 1 | ||||||
| 04+ | KIndergarten 2 | Pre-school | Pre-school | Reception | Reception | Kinder 1 | Yochien | Yochien | Groep 1 | Anuban 2 | ||
| 05+ | KIndergarten 3 | KIndergarten | KIndergarten | Year 1 | Year 1 | Kinder 2 | Yochien | Yochien | Groep 2 | 1 | Anuban 3 | |
| 06+ | Grade 1 | Grade 1 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Standard 1 | Shougakko 1 | Shodeueng 1 | Groep 3 | CP, 11éme | 2 | Pratom 1 |
| 07+ | Grade 2 | Grade 2 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Standard 2 | Shougakko 2 | Shodeueng 2 | Groep 4 | CE I, 10éme | 3 | Pratom 2 |
| 08+ | Grade 3 | Grade 3 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 4 | Standard 3 | Shougakko 3 | Shodeueng 3 | Groep 5 | CE II, 9éme | 4 | Pratom 3 |
| 09+ | Grade 4 | Grade 4 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 5 | Standard 4 | Shougakko 4 | Shodeueng 4 | Groep 6 | CM I, 8éme | 5 | Pratom 4 |
| 10+ | Grade 5 | Grade 5 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 6 | Standard 5 | Shougakko 5 | Shodeueng 5 | Groep 7 | CM II, 7éme | 6 | Pratom 5 |
| 11+ | Grade 6 | Grade 6 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 7 | Standard 6 | Shougakko 6 | Shodeuae 6 | Groep 8 | 6éme | 7 | Pratom 6 |
| 12+ | Grade 7 | Grade 7 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 8 | Standard 7 | Chuugakko 1 | Chung 1 | VWO 1 | 5éme | 8 | Matayom 1 |
| 13+ | Grade 8 | Grade 8 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 9 | Standard 8 | Chuugakko 2 | Chung 2 | VWO 2 | 4éme | 9 | Matayom 2 |
| 14+ | Grade 9 | Grade 9 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 10 | Standard 9 | Chuugakko 3 | Chung 3 | VWO 3 | 3éme | 10 | Matayom 3 |
| 15+ | Grade 10 | Grade 10 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 11 | Standard 10 | Koukou 1 | Koo 1 | VWO 4 | Seconde | 11 | Matayom 4 |
| 16+ | Grade 11 | Grade 11 | Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 12 | High Sec 1 | Koukou 2 | Koo 2 | VWO 5 | Primiere | 12 | Matayom 5 |
| 17+ | Grade 12 | Grade 12 | Year 12 | Year 13 | Year 13 | High Sec 2 | Koukou 3 | Koo 3 | VWO 6 | Terminale | 13 | Matayom 6 |
| SY | Aug-June | Aug-June | Feb-Dec | Jan-Dec | Sept-Jul | May-Apr | Apr-Mar | Mar-Feb | Aug-June | Sept-May | Aug-Jul | May-Mar |
Where our students go for university
THAILAND
Chulalongkorn University
Thammasat University
Mahidol University
Kasetsart University
Bangkok University
Assumption University
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi: KMUTT
Stamford University
Rangsit University
Asia Pacific International University
Dusit Thani College
Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School
University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Naresuan University
Silpakorn University
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
Sripatum University (SPU)
Rajamangala University of Technology
Srinakharinwirot University
GERMANY
Jacobs University
JAPAN
Waseda University
Aoyama Gakuin University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
AUSTRALIA
Macquarie University
Monash University
Victoria College of the Arts
Ace Sports Academy
HONG KONG
China University of Hong Kong
PolyU: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
NETHERLANDS
Fontys University
Eindhoven University of Technology
NORWAY
University of Bergen - UiB
PHILIPPINES
Holy Name University
University of the Philippines
University of Santo Tomas
Ateneo de Manila University
De La Salle University
CHINA
Beijing Foreign Studies University
MALAYSIA
Sunway University
UCSI University (University College Sedaya International)
KOREA
Incheon National University
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
YONSEI University
Hanyang University
TAIWAN
Ming Chuan University
USA
Tarrant Country College
Providence College
DePauw University
University of Minnesota
Hiram College
La Sierra university
Baruch University
University of Delaware
University of Tennessee
University of Rhode Island
Grinnell College
Pasadena City College
Heartland Community College
St. Cloud State University
Temple University
UCLA - University of California, Los Angeles
Grand Canyon University
Arizona State University
Saint Louis University : SLU
SINGAPORE
Nanyang Technological University
SWITZERLAND
Les Roches - Global Hospitality Education
CANADA
Simon Fraser University
Cardiff University
Concordia University
Trinity Western University
UNITED KINGDOM
Newcastle University
Cardiff University
