GUIDE TO YEAR LEVEL EQUIVALENTS BY COUNTRY

These comparisons should be used as a guide only to year level equivalents. They do not represent academic requirements for studying in Queensland.

Queensland Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
China Junior High (Middle) 1st Year Junior High (Middle) 2nd Year Junior High (Middle) 3rd Year Senior High 1st Year Senior High 2nd Year Senior High 3rd Year
France Collège - Cinquième (5ème) Collège - Quatrième (4ème) Collège - Troisième (3ème) Lycèe - Seconde (2nde) Lycèe - Première (1ère) Lycèe - Terminale
Germany Gymnasium / Realschule / Hauptschule 7 Gymnasium / Realschule / Hauptschule 8 Gymnasium / Realschule / Hauptschule 9 Gymnasium / Realschule / Hauptschule 10 Gymnasium / Realschule 11 Gymnasium 12
Hong Kong Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Form 6
Indonesia SMP 1 SMP 2 SMP 3 SMA 1 SMA 2 SMA 3
Japan Junior Grade 1 Junior Grade 2 Junior Grade 3 Senior Grade 1 Senior Grade 2 Senior Grade 3
Korea Year 1 Middle School Year 2 Middle School Year 3 Middle School Year 1 High School Year 2 High School Year 3 High School
Taiwan Junior Grade 1 Junior Grade 2 Junior Grade 3 Senior Grade 1 Senior Grade 2 Senior Grade 3
Thailand Matthayom 1 Matthayom 2 Matthayom 3 Matthayom 4 Matthayom 5 Matthayom 6
Vietnam Lop 7 Lop 8 Lop 9 Lop 10 Lop 11 Lop12