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June 21, 2022

What year will my child be in

School Age Ranges & Groups | BIS Washington - What year will my child be in
Proper year group placement ensures your child will be successful both academically and socially. We place children in year groups based on their age at the start of the school year.

Please use the chart below to determine year group placement based on your child's age at the start of the academic year you wish to enter. Our date cut-off is August 31 of the academic year. Students born after the cut-off date will be placed in the previous year group. 

For example a child that was born on August 30, 2016 would be in Nursery for the 2019-20 academic year, in Reception for the 2020-21 academic year, and so on. A child born on November 5, 2016 would be in Pre-Nursery for the 2019-20 academic year, in Nursery for the 2020-21 academic year, and so on.

Age by August 31 of the Academic YearYear GroupUS Grade
2Pre-Nursery (2 year old program)PK2
3NurseryPK3
4ReceptionPK4
5Year 1Kindergarten
6Year 2Grade 1
7Year 3Grade 2
8Year 4Grade 3
9Year 5Grade 4
10Year 6Grade 5
11Year 7Grade 6
12Year 8Grade 7
13Year 9Grade 8
14Year 10Grade 9
15Year 11Grade 10
16Year 12Grade 11
17Year 13Grade 12

Please let us know if you have any questions about year group placement.