Education Systems in Hong Kong and the UK : A Comparison
Age | HK | UK | Age | |||||||
6 |
Primary School |
Year 1 |
Preparatory School |
5 | ||||||
7 |
Year 2 |
6 | ||||||||
8 |
Year 3 |
7 | ||||||||
9 |
Year 4 |
8 | ||||||||
10 |
Year 5 |
9 | ||||||||
11 |
Year 6 |
10 | ||||||||
12 |
Secondary School |
Year 7 |
Senior School |
11 | ||||||
13 |
Year 8 |
12 | ||||||||
14 |
Year 9 |
13 | ||||||||
15 |
HKDSE |
GCSE |
GCSE |
14 | ||||||
16 | 15 | |||||||||
17 |
Academic Pathway |
Year 12 |
Vocational Pathway |
Sixth Form |
16 | |||||
18 |
Undergraduate |
Year 13 |
↙ | 17 | ||||||
19 |
Undergraduate |
18 | ||||||||
20 | 19 | |||||||||
21 | 20 | |||||||||
22 |
Postgraduate |
Master’s Degree |
Postgraduate |
21 |