Admissions Age Scale
Grade level and Age scale Guideline for 2019-2020 Academic year
● Pre-K to 1st Grade - The student's date of birth must be aligned with the guidelines shown below.
● Students must show proof of completion of the grade level (or equivalent) before placement at the next grade level.
| American System (Grade Level) | Equivalent to | UK/British System (Year) | Date of Birth Guidelines |
| Nursery (not offered at AUS) | = | KG | Not offered |
| Pre-Kindergarten* (4 year old program) | = | Reception | 1 January 2015 – |
| Kindergarten* | = | Year 1 | 1 January 2014 – |
| 1st Grade* | = | Year 2 | 1 January 2013 – |
| 2nd Grade | = | Year 3 | |
| 3rd Grade | = | Year 4 | |
| 4th Grade | = | Year 5 | |
| 5th Grade | = | Year 6 | |
| 6th Grade | = | Year 7 | |
| 7th Grade | = | Year 8 | |
| 8th Grade | = | Year 9 | |
| 9th Grade | = | Year 10 | |
| 10th Grade | = | Year 11 | |
| 11th Grade | = | Year 12 | |
| 12th Grade | = | Year 13 |
*Note - We prefer the date of birth cut off for these grade levels to be September 1st.