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Grade Level by Age Calculator (K-12 / UK Year / IB)

Enter a child's date of birth (and an optional reference date — defaults to today) and the tool returns the equivalent US K-12 grade, UK / Hong Kong school year (Reception, Y1–Y13) and IB Programme stage (PYP, MYP, DP). Designed for international families, study-abroad planning and school transfers.

US K-12

UK / HK Year

IB Programme stage

US uses a Sept 1 cutoff (the most common state rule). UK / HK English schools use Aug 31. IB stage is the age at the reference date, with boundary ages (11, 16) biased to the next programme up.

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Frequently asked

Why can the US grade and UK Year differ by one for the same child?

The two systems use different cutoffs: US states mostly use Sept 1, while England and Hong Kong use Aug 31. They're a day apart but separate entire academic years. Take a child born Sept 1: on a US Sept 1 cutoff they have just turned the qualifying age and slot into grade (age − 5); on a UK Aug 31 cutoff (the day before) they are still the previous age and slot one year lower in numbering. The rule of thumb international parents use: UK Year = US Grade + 1 for the same age cohort (e.g. UK Year 6 ≈ US Grade 5).

Are the IB PYP / MYP / DP age ranges official?

Yes — the IB Organization defines them in its Programme standards and practices: PYP (Primary Years Programme) covers ages 3–12, MYP (Middle Years Programme) 11–16, and DP (Diploma Programme) 16–19. The one-year overlap at 11 and 16 is intentional — individual IB World Schools decide when students transition (some run PYP through Grade 6, others move to MYP at Grade 6). DP almost always starts in Grade 11 (≈ UK Y12, the first year of Sixth Form). This tool biases the overlap ages to the higher programme because that matches what most IB schools actually do.

If we move to the US, what grade will my child be placed in?

US public schools generally place students by their age on Sept 1 — exactly what this tool computes. In practice the receiving school may adjust based on (1) transcripts and credit transfer from the previous school, (2) ESL or English-language assessment, and (3) administrator judgement, especially across systems. A common scenario: a UK Y6 student (age 10–11) moving to the US typically lands in Grade 5 — a one-level drop in the number, because the same age cohort is "Y6" in the UK and "Grade 5" in the US. Independent and IB World Schools are usually more flexible and will honour a parent's request to follow the original Year mapping.

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