School Grades in South Korea

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/Grade Typical age
Infant School
Nursery School 0-3 (1-4)
Kindergarten 4-6 (5-7)
Primary School
1st Grade 6-7 (7-8)
2nd Grade 7-8 (8-9)
3rd Grade 8-9 (9-10)
4th Grade 9-10 (10-11)
5th Grade 10-11 (11-12)
6th Grade 11-12 (12-13)
Middle School
7th grade 12-13 (13-14)
8th Grade 13-14 (14-15)
9th Grade 14-15 (15-16)
High School
10th Grade 15-16 (16-17)
11th Grade 16-17 (17-18)
12th Grade 17-18 (18-19)
Post-secondary education
Tertiary education (College or University) Ages vary (usually four years,
referred to as Freshman,
Sophomore, Junior and
Senior years)
Membership Training in Korea Ages also vary as they do for Tertiary education