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Age Placement Guide
Placement Assessment
The British School in Stockholm, admits students according to the Swedish Education Act and other applicable Swedish regulations on International Schools as well as the BSS admissions policies.
In conjunction with previous academic reports, placement assessments are designed to determine a student’s readiness for our education including any language and/or special needs support.
Our assessments are conducted in English, however students who are non-speakers or new to the language are assessed using English as an Additional Language materials.
| Student Age | Sweden |
British System at BSS |
Key Stage | United States/ Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Pre-School | Year 1 | Key Stage 1 | Kindergarten |
| 6 | Pre-school class (Förskoleklass) | Year 2 | Grade 1 | |
| 7 | Year 1 (Lågstadiet) | Year 3 |
Key Stage 2 |
Grade 2 |
| 8 | Year 2 | Year 4 | Grade 3 | |
| 9 | Year 3 | Year 5 | Grade 4 | |
| 10 | Year 4 (Mellanstadiet) | Year 6 | Grade 5 | |
| 11 | Year 5 | Year 7 |
Key Stage 3 |
Grade 6 |
| 12 | Year 6 | Year 8 | Grade 7 | |
| 13 | Year 7 (Högstadiet) | Year 9 | Grade 8 | |
| 14 | Year 8 | Year 10 |
Key Stage 4 |
Grade 9 |
| 15 | Year 9 | Year 11 | Grade 10 | |
| 16 | Year 10 (Gymnasium) | Year 12 | As Level | Grade 11 |
| 17 | Year 11 | Year 13 | ADVANCED Level Examinations | Grade 12 |
| 18 | Year 12 | n/a | n/a |