# Sixth grade

Sixth grade (also 6th grade or grade 6) is the sixth year of formal or compulsory education. Students in sixth grade are usually 11-12 years old. It is commonly the first or second grade of middle school or the last grade of elementary school, and the seventh school year since kindergarten.

## Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, Grade 6 is the first year of middle school. Students are aged 11–12. Also known as year 6.

## Australia

In Australia, this level of class is called Year 6. Children generally start this level between the ages of eleven and twelve. Grade 6 is generally the last grade for primary schools in Australia.

## Brazil

In Brazil, grade 6 (6º Ano or 6ª Série) is the first year of middle school. It is the sexto ano do Ensino Fundamental II.

## France

In France, the equivalent of sixth grade is Sixième and is the first year of Collège (middle school). Students are 10-11 years old.

## Germany

In Germany, where the different federal states have different educational systems, Grade 6 (6. Klasse) is either the final year of primary school or the second year of secondary school.

## Israel

In Israel, Grade 6 (called Kita Vav) is the final year of elementary school(except for the cities Lod, Givatayim and Ramat Gan).

## Italy

In Italy, Grade 6 is the first year of secondary or middle school (called "Scuola secondaria di primo grado"). Students are 11-12 years old.

## Kenya

In Kenya, the sixth grade is the 6th and last year of primary school in the CBC system. In the 844 system, there are 8 years in total of primary school. Students are usually 10 or 11 in this grade.

## Kuwait

In Kuwait, Grade 6 can be the first year of middle school but it can also be the final year of elementary school (depending on the education system in place).

## Laos

In Laos, Grade 6 is the first year of middle school.

## Malaysia

In Malaysia, the equivalent is Year 6 also known as Standard 6, as the Malaysia academic year starts in January. Before 2021, students will sit for an important exam called Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), which translates from Malay into English as "Low/Elementary School Assessment Test", before graduating from elementary education. Now students take the newly implemented exam, called Ujian Akhir Sesi Akademik (UASA), or "End of Academic Session Exam", which runs until Form 3. Standard 6 is the final primary/elementary school year before embarking into secondary /high school (Form 1). In Malaysia, primary education are commonly broken down into primary school and secondary school.

## Mexico

“Primaria” education, in its current form became compulsory in 2009, and runs from grade one through grade six, for students aged 6 – 12 years. The Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) officially determines primary school as a part of ‘Basic Education’, making it free of charge, with one year of mandatory pre-school education. SEP standardizes curriculum content for public and private schools, which includes Spanish, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, History, Geography, Art, and Physical Education. The National Institute for Assessment of Education monitors standards and provides quality control. Middle Education

## Peru

In Peru, grade 6 is the final year of primary school.

## Philippines

In the Philippines, Grade 6 (Filipino: Baitang Anim) is the final year of Intermediate Level and Elementary School curriculum.
The 1945–2017 or K–10 educational system was entirely phased out upon the implementation of K–12 curriculum on Grade 6 in June 5, 2017 which completed the 9-year process of the implementation of K–12 (alongside the adding of Grade 12 into the pre-university cycle) and phaseout of the older K–10 that were started on May 20, 2008 and April 24, 2012, respectively.
Students usually in females can also start at the young age of 10.

## Portugal

In Portugal, grade 6 (6º ano de escolaridade) is the second year of middle school.

## Poland

In Poland, grade 6 (klasa szósta) is the sixth year of primary/elementary school. Until 2017, it was the last year of primary/elementary school, and at the end of it, students took the sprawdzian szóstoklasisty, which translates into "sixth grader's exam".

## Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, Grade 6 is the last year of elementary school.

## Singapore

In Singapore, the equivalent is Year 6 also known as Primary 6. They would have to take the Primary School Leaving Examination at around September to proceed to Secondary School.
During this time, students in Primary 6 would learn Algebra and 3D Shapes, age from 12–13 years old.

## South Korea

In South Korea, Grade 6 is the final year of elementary school.

## Sweden

In Sweden, Grade 6 is the final year of middle school (mellanstadiet). Students are often 12-13 years old unless they've been promoted or held back. The following grade (Grade 7) is then the start of high school (högstadiet). Students get grades for the first time in Grade 6; once at the end of the first term/winter term (Terminsbetyg) and one at the end of the grade (Sexans betyg).
Students also get to do their second national tests, called "Nationella prov" in Sweden. These tests are done at the end of Grade 3, Grade 6 and finally Grade 9. In Grade 6, the students participate in two different parts of the tests: First oral tests during the first term and then written tests in the second. The oral test is test A, then the written tests are done on separate days and are divided into Test B, C, D and E.
These tests are done in the subjects Swedish/Swedish as secondary language, Math and English. In Grade 3 students only do one oral test in Swedish and written tests in Swedish and Math and in Grade 9 students do oral tests in the subjects Swedish, Math and English and written tests in Swedish, Math, English, Social Studies (SO) and Science (NO). Some schools also do written tests in modern languages (German, French, Spanish).

## Vietnam

In Vietnam, Grade 6 is the first year of middle school.

## United States

The sixth grade is the sixth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 11—12 years old.
It is most commonly the first year of middle school, although it can be the last year of elementary school in some school districts.
Less commonly, it can also be the last year of intermediate school or the second year of middle school.
In mathematics, many students are taught the basic concepts of pre-algebra, such as the concept of integers, constants, variables, exponents, roots, scientific notation and formulas. Students may learn basic statistics such as mean, median, mode, and range.

## Uruguay

In Uruguay, the sixth grade is the sixth and final year of primary school. Students are usually 11 to 12 years old.