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Educational System

in the

United States

of Americ

a

Structure and Organization of Basic Education

•Pre-Primary Education- kindergarten, nursery schools, preschool programmes,

child/day care centers

•Primary Education (Grades 1 -7, ages 6-14)

• Middle School Education (Grades 4-8, ages 10-14)

• Secondary Education (Grades 7-12, ages 12-18) - Junior High school ( ages 12-14) - Senior High school (ages 14-18)

Primary Education – varied levels

Grade Level Age

1-4 6-10

Transition to middle school

1-5 6-11

Transition to middle school

1-6 6-12

Transition to Junior High School

1-7 6-14

Transition Junior High School

Middle School Education

Grade Level Age

4-6, 5-7 or 6-8 10-14

Length of program is 3 years

Secondary Education – High SchoolGrade Level Age

7-12 or 8-12 12-18

Junior High School

7-8, 7-9 or 8-9 12-14

Senior High School

9-12 or 10-12 14-18

High school diploma is awarded

Higher Education

Currently : 2, 819 institutions offering Bachelor’s

4, 927 institutions offering shorter non-degrees of 2 years duration

Higher Education Categories

• Research Universities • Doctorate• Master’s (Comprehensive)• Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges• Associate Arts and Colleges • Professional School and other specialized institutions• Postsecondary vocational and technical schools

Post Secondary Education• no real age categories for post secondary education

• vocational and technical schools operate at either junior or high school levels

• teaching secretarial, auto-mechanics, photography and nursing

College and University Education

• usually as 4 years Bachelor’s program• universities may compose of several colleges• from Bachelor’s degree one can proceed to have master’s or doctorate degree

Classes : September - June

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