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发表于 2014-4-11 12:43:58
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来自： 阿联酋
nursery, kindergarten, preschool
For expats, children will often go to a private school catering to whatever nationality and qualification preference you have, or an international school with a more mixed student body. There are American and British curriculum schools of course. But there are also Arabic, Australian, French, German, Indian, Iranian, Japanese, Russian etc curriculum schools based in Dubai and the UAE. Some of these schools are governed by the embassy of that country (a total of 18 in the UAE in 2006).
The name of the school won't tell you very much on its own. It is not unusual for schools in Dubai with Indian curriculums to be called an English school of some sort. Dubai and UAE schools with an Arabic sounding name eg Al Khubairat School will not necessarily have an Arabic curriculum. Dubai schools with an international sounding name could well be solely Arabic or Indian curriculum schools. Schools in the UAE with French sounding names will be French though. Which, in an odd way, is quite surprising.
Some names will sound a little odd. The Little Flock English School for example obviously had admirable intentions but unfortunately it sounds like an angry father had a hand in the naming process.
Ages and equivalent grades can vary a little. Some schools will have Year 13 as the final year (usually British curriculum schools), but other schools will call it grade 12 (usually American curriculum schools). A rough guide is in the table below (KS = Key Stage - UK National Curriculum).
nursery, kindergarten, preschool
elementary, primary, junior
middle school
high, secondary, senior
System Age 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
American (US) Grade Nursery KG1 KG2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
National Curriculum (UK) KS0 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
British (UK) Year FS1 (KG1, Nursery) FS2 (KG2, Reception) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Indian Class, Grade I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
International Grade Nursery KG1 KG2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Age in years is for student at the start of the academic year - about early September for most schools in the UAE, early April for Indian and Pakistani schools. Check the exact date with the school if your child has a birthday around this time. In the rest of the world, northern hemisphere schools start the academic year in August/September, southern hemisphere schools in January/February.
Years 12 and 13 in the British system might also be referred to as Lower Sixth Form and Upper Sixth Form
There is some overlap between where a junior school ends and a senior school starts - different schools have different start and end points.
Terms often used in reference to school levels are:
Elementary School - a US term for a school for students aged about 4 to 12 years.
High School - a school for students aged 11 to 17 years.
Infant School - usually the first years of a UK primary school.
Junior School - the later years of a UK primary school.
Middle School - US intermediate school between elementary and high schools - range highlighted in table is approximate only.
Nursery - for young children / toddlers (from 3 months to 4 years or a range in between).
Preparatory School - UK private primary school.
Public School - a government funded school in most countries, a private school in the UK (go figure ...).
Reception - one or both of the first years of a UK primary school (FS1 & FS2), FS1 might also be referred to as "nursery".
Sixth Form College - a UK school for 16 & 17 year old students, usually doing A-levels. None in Dubai.
There is some overlap between where a junior school ends and a senior school starts.
FS1 means Foundation Stage 1, KG1 (or K1) means Kindergarten year 1, KS1 means Key Stage 1.
US schools often refer to first grade, second grade etc instead of grade one, grade two etc.
Pre-school education and childcare in the UAE
Minimum starting age at kindergartens in the UAE revised to 3 years 8 months by the UAE MOE, starting from the 2014-2015 academic year (first reported 22 Sep 2013?). Which means 01 Jan 2014 for Bangladeshi schools; 01 Mar or 01 Apr 2014 (information unclear) for Asian, Indian, Pakistani schools; 01 Sep 2014 for UAE MOE and all other curriculum schools (American, British, International, etc). New rule in Jan 2014 says that children enrolling in KG1 must turn 4 yrs old by 31 July for schools starting academic year on 01 April, and 31 December for other schools. Previously the minimum age for KG1 entry was 3 years. Some confusion reported Feb 2014 according to quotes given by Emirates 24-7: |
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