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A student's year of schooling in the US, from kindergarten to grade 12. The UK equivalent is year group.

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Phases and year groups

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Year group All four UK nations (details may differ)
All the pupils in a school born within the same academic year cohort, such as Year 5. US: grade.
K-12 (Kindergarten to grade 12) United States
The US term for the whole span of primary and secondary schooling.

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