School Structure
EFIB is divided into three sections:
Pre Primary - 2-5 year olds
TPS - The Très Petite Section is for 2-3 year olds PS - Petite Section is for 3-4 year olds
MS - Moyenne Section is for 4-5 year olds
GS - Grande Section is for 5-6 year olds
Primary - 6-11 year olds
CP - cours préparatoire is for 6-7 years olds
CE1 - cours élémentaire 1ère année is for 7-8 years oldCE2 - cours élémentaire 2ème année is for 8-9 years old
CM1 - cours moyen 1ère année is for 9-10 years old
CM2 - cours moyen 2ème année is for 10-11 years old
Secondary- 11-18 year olds
6ème is for 11-12 years old
5ème is for 12-13 years old
4ème is for 13-14 years old
3ème is for 14-15 years old
Seconde is for 15-16 years old
Première is for 16-17 years old
Terminale is for 17-18 years old
To understand which class is right for your child refer to the table below, which shows the comparisons between countries and their national educational systems:
| AGE | EFIB | India | USA | England | Australia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2+ | TPS (Tres petite Section) | Nursery | Pre-school | Nursery | Pre-school | KG |
| 3+ | PS (Petite Section) | Nursery | Pre-school | Pre-reception | Pre-school | KG |
| 4+ | MS (moyenne Section) | Nursery | Pre-school | Reception | Pre-school | KG |
| 5+ | GS (Grande Section) | Lower Kindergarten | KG | Year 1 | KG | Pre-school |
| 6+ | CP (Cours Preparatoire) | Upper Kindergarten | Grade 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Grade 1 |
| 7+ | CE1 (Cours Elementaire 1) | Class 1 | Grade 2 | Year 3 | Year 2 | Grade 2 |
| 8+ | CE2 (Cours Elementaire 2) | Class 2 | Grade 3 | Year 4 | Year 3 | Grade 3 |
| 9+ | CM1(Cours Moyen 1) | Class 3 | Grade 4 | Year 5 | Year 4 | Grade 4 |
| 10+ | CM2 (Cours Moyen 2) | Class 4 | Grade 5 | Year 6 | Year 5 | Grade 5 |
| 11+ | 6eme | Class 5 | Grade 6 | Year 7 | Year 6 | Grade 6 |
| 12+ | 5eme | Class 6 | Grade 7 | Year 8 | Year 7 | Grade 7 |
| 13+ | 4eme | Class 7 | Grade 8 | Year 9 | Year 8 | Grade 8 |
| 14+ | 3eme | Class 8 | Grade 9 | Year 10 | Year 9 | Grade 9 |
| 15+ | 2eme | Class 9 | Grade 10 | Year 11 | Year 10 | Grade 10 |
| 16+ | 1ere | Class 10 | Grade 11 | Year 12 | Year 11 | Grade 11 |
| 17+ | Terminal | Class 11 | Grade 12 | Year 13 | Year 12 | Grade 12 |
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