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This page: Learn about the levels of education in English, from preschool to doctorate.

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Levels of education in English
Vocabulary

Instructions
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preschool
school for very young children before kindergarten (generally ages 3 to 5 years old)
kindergarten
the first level of school for young children (generally ages 5 to 6 years old)
elementary school
school for children in the early grades (grades 1-5)
Some school districts consider sixth grade to be part of elementary school while others consider it to be part of middle school.
middle school
school for older children before high school (grades 6-8 or 7-8)
Some school districts refer to "middle school" as "junior high school."
high school
school for teenagers (grades 9-12)
bachelor’s degree
a four-year college degree
master’s degree
an advanced college degree that takes a couple more years after a bachelor’s degree
doctorate
the highest degree you can earn at a university

 

Exercise - Education Levels

Select the level of education

1. a four-year college degree
   

2. an additional two years of postgraduate education (after a bachelor's degree)
   

3. grades 6-8 (or grades 7-8)
   

4. children who are three to five years old
   

5. children who are five or six years old
   

6. grades 9-12
   

7. the highest level of education
   

8. grades 1-5
   

 

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