Schools in the United States of Katoland

In the United States of Katoland, **school** is compulsory for the first ten years. School rules differ by the language(s) of instruction (for example, students in the Japanese conversation schools in the United States of Katoland must have black hair and white underwear, while English conversation schools for Europeans do not follow this rule).

Grades can be referred by using these two systems: the "Sakamoto style" (Japanese: 坂本風 *Sakamoto kaze*; Hindi: सकामोटो शैली *sakaamoto shailee*; Dutch: *Sakamoto-stijl*), which uses cardinal grade numbers, and "Koike style" (Japanese: 小池風 *Koike kaze*; Hindi: कोइके शैली *koike shailee*; Dutch: *Koike-stijl*), which uses ordinal grade numbers.

## Educational stages

### English conversation schools for people of European, Australian and American descent

* Nursery school (ages 2 to 3)
* Kindergarten (ages 3 to 4)
* Reception (ages 4 to 5)
* Year 1 (ages 5 to 6)
* Year 2 (ages 6 to 7)
* Year 3 (ages 7 to 8)
* Year 4 (ages 8 to 9)
* Year 5 (ages 9 to 10)
* Year 6 (ages 10 to 11)
* Year 7 (ages 11 to 12)
* Year 8 (ages 12 to 13)
* Year 9 (ages 13 to 14)
* Year 10 (ages 14 to 15), the last year of compulsory education.
* Year 11 (ages 15 to 16)
* Year 12 (ages 16 to 17), English-speaking students in the United States of Katoland end at this grade.

### Hindi conversation schools

* Nursery school (ages 2 to 4)
* Lower Kindergarten (ages 4 to 5), equivalent to Pre-K in the United States.
* Upper Kindergarten (ages 5 to 6), equivalent to kindergarten in the United States.
* Year 1 (ages 6 to 7)
* Year 2 (ages 7 to 8)
* Year 3 (ages 8 to 9)
* Year 4 (ages 9 to 10)
* Year 5 (ages 10 to 11)
* Year 6 (ages 11 to 12)
* Year 7 (ages 12 to 13)
* Year 8 (ages 13 to 14)
* Year 9 (ages 14 to 15)
* Year 10 (ages 15 to 16), the last year of compulsory education.
* Year 11 (ages 16 to 17)
* Year 12 (ages 17 to 18), Hindi-speaking students in the United States of Katoland end at this grade.

### Dutch conversation schools

* Nursery school (ages 3 to 4)
* Kindergarten (ages 4 to 5)
* Year 1 (ages 5 to 6)
* Year 2 (ages 6 to 7)
* Year 3 (ages 7 to 8)
* Year 4 (ages 8 to 9)
* Year 5 (ages 9 to 10)
* Year 6 (ages 10 to 11)
* Year 7 (ages 11 to 12)
* Year 8 (ages 12 to 13)
* Year 9 (ages 13 to 14)
* Year 10 (ages 14 to 15), the last year of compulsory education.
* High School A (ages 15 to 16)
* High School B (ages 16 to 17), most Dutch-speaking students in the United States of Katoland end at this grade.
* High School C (ages 17 to 18)
* High School D (ages 18 to 19)
* High School E (ages 19 to 20)
* High School F (ages 20 to 21)

## School times

* From Mondays to Thursdays, school starts at 08:30 KTST (5:30 AM ET) and ends at 15:30 KTST (12:30 PM ET), lasting seven hours.
* On Fridays, school starts at 08:00 KTST (5:00 AM ET) and ends at 12:00 KTST (9:00 AM ET), lasting four hours.

### Lunch breaks

* From Mondays to Thursdays, there are is a lunch break at 12:00. Students eat at the cafeteria.
* On a Friday, there is no lunch break, so when the second period is finished, students go to shops to eat lunch. This is to allow room for *kin'yōbi no yoru*, a series of fun activities.

## Homework

On a Friday, schools are prohibited from giving students homework to do on a Friday, Saturday or a Sunday, as homework is a major threat to *kin'yōbi no yoru* and is not an option as a Friday after school activity.