Educational stages test level guide
| Year (UK) | Grade (US) | Grade (Indian) | Grade (IB Programme) | Age | |
CAT4 | NGRT NGST |
PTE | PTM | PTS | PASS |
| Reception (FS2) | Preschool | KG 1 (Jr KG) | Pre-Kindergarten | 4-5 | 5* | 5* | PASS 1 | ||||
| 1 | Kindergarten | KG2 (Sr KG) | Kindergarten | 5-6 | 6* | 6* | |||||
| 2 | 1st | 1st | 1st PYP | 6-7 | X | Form A or Form B or Form C |
7 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd PYP | 7-8 | Pre-A | 8 | 8 | 8 | PASS 2 | ||
| 4 | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd PYP | 8-9 | A | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 5 | 4th | 4th | 4th PYP | 9-10 | B | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 6 | 5th | 5th | 5th PYP | 10-11 | C | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 7 | 6th | 6th | 6th MYP | 11-12 | D | 12 / 11T† | 12 / 11T† | 11T† | PASS 3 | ||
| 8 | 7th | 7th | 7th MYP | 12-13 | E | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 9 | 8th | 8th | 8th MYP | 13-14 | F | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||
| 10 | 9th (Freshman) | 9th | 9th MYP | 14-15 | F | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 11 | 10th (Sophomore) | 10th | 10th MYP | 15-16 | G | ||||||
| 12 | 11th (Junior) | 11th | 11th DP (Junior) | 16-17 | G | PASS 4 | |||||
| 13 | 12th (Senior) | 12th | 12th DP (Senior) | 17-18 |
Progress Test Series
Please note that all levels for the Progress Test Series (PTE, PTM, and PTS) except Level 11T†, are based on end of academic year testing.
When testing Progress test Series at the beginning of the academic year, please contact us first for advice.
*Level 5 and Level 6 are paper assessments only
†Level 11T is for testing Year 7s at the start of the academic year, please contact us first for advice
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