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Our Year Groups
Introduction
Pupils following the French Hybrid Curriculum will also study elements of the Albyn School Curriculum and will be placed in year groups according to their age.
Nursery
In the Albyn School Nursery, the Preschool years would be equivalent to La petite section de maternelle, PS, (3 years) and La moyenne section de maternelle, MS, (4 years). Children in La grande section de maternelle, GS, (5 years) would progress into Lower School.
Lower School
L’École Primaire and the Albyn School equivalent year.
| French School | Albyn School | Age |
|---|---|---|
| GS / La grande section de maternelle | Primary 1 | 5 years |
| CP / Cours préparatoire | Primary 2 | 6 years |
| CE1 / Cours élémentaire 1re année | Primary 3 | 7 years |
| CE2 / Cours élémentaire 2e année | Primary 4 | 8 years |
| CM1 / Cours moyen 1re année | Primary 5 | 9 years |
| Cm2 / Cours moyen 2e année | Primary 6 | 10 years |
| 6eme / La sixième | Primary 7 | 11 years |
Upper School
Le Collège and the Albyn School equivalent.
| French School | Albyn School | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 5eme / La cinquième | Senior 1 | 12 years |
| 4eme / La quatrième | Senior 2 | 13 years |
| 3eme / La troisième | Senior 3 | 14 years |
| 2nde / La seconde | Senior 4 | 15 years |
The Aberdeen French School does not offer a hybrid curriculum for the years studying in Le Lycée. For more information about our French Hybrid Curriculum, please contact the Admissions Team.
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