Age Cut Off

All Taaleem schools place students in age-appropriate Grade levels in accordance with the Ministry of Education/KHDA/ADEC regulations.

Families are encouraged to use the chart below to ensure that they are applying to the correct Grade/Year level, taking into account the differences that exist in the naming of Grades or Years around the world (as an example, Year 2 in the British Curriculum is equivalent to Grade 1 in the IB curriculum at Greenfield International School although both programmes are for 6-year-olds who turn 7 during the school year).

Age/Grade Cut-Off
Enrolling for Academic Year 2026/27

Birth YearAgeInternational Baccalaureate CurriculumAmerican CurriculumBritish Curriculum
20233Pre-K (3 by the 31st August)Pre-KFoundation 1
20224KG 1 (4 by the 31st of August)KG1Foundation 2
20215KG 2 (5 by the 31st August)KG2Year 1
20206Grade 1 (6 by the 31st of August)1Year 2
20197Grade 2 (as per Transfer Certificate)2Year 3
20188Grade 3 (as per Transfer Certificate)3Year 4
20179Grade 4 (as per Transfer Certificate)4Year 5
201610Grade 5 (as per Transfer Certificate)5Year 6
201511Grade 6 (as per Transfer Certificate)6Year 7
201412Grade 7 (as per Transfer Certificate)7Year 8
201313Grade 8 (as per Transfer Certificate)8Year 9
201214Grade 9 (as per Transfer Certificate)9Year 10
201115Grade 10 (as per Transfer Certificate)10Year 11
201016Grade 11 (as per Transfer Certificate)11Year 12
200917Grade 12 (as per Transfer Certificate)12Year 13

For students from Grade 2 to Grade 11, we follow the transfer letter from the previous school, not the age criteria.
Please note that Greenfield International School offers classes ranging from Pre-K to Grade 12.

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