School Years
- Primary education
- Primary school
- Foundation Stage
- Primary 1, age 4 to 5 equivalent to GB Reception
- Primary 2, age 5 to 6 equivalent to GB Year 1
- Key Stage 1
- Primary 3, age 6 to 7 equivalent to GB Year 2
- Primary 4, age 7 to 8 equivalent to GB Year 3
- Key Stage 2
- Primary 5, age 8 to 9 equivalent to GB Year 4
- Primary 6, age 9 to 10 equivalent to GB Year 5
- Primary 7, age 10 to 11 equivalent to GB Year 6
- Foundation Stage
- Primary school
(Transfer procedure exams to determine secondary school placement.)
- List of primary schools in Northern Ireland
- Secondary education
- Secondary school or grammar school
- Key Stage 3
- Year 8, age 11 to 12 (equivalent to Year 7 in England and Wales)
- Year 9, age 12 to 13
- Year 10, age 13 to 14
- Key Stage 4
- Year 11, age 14 to 15
- Year 12, age 15 to 16 (GCSE examinations)
- Key Stage 3
- Secondary school, grammar school, or further education college
- Sixth form
- Year 13, age 16 to 17 (AS-level examinations)
- Year 14, age 17 to 18 (A-levels (A2))
- Sixth form
- Secondary school or grammar school
Note that although the Department of Education uses Year 8 to Year 14 for secondary education, the traditional First-Fifth Form, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth are still used, at least informally, by some schools.
- List of grammar schools in Northern Ireland
- List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland
- List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland
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