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Ontario vs. Quebec grade levels

In looking for French resources for older grades you might come across books labelled as 1re secondaire, 2e secondaire, 3e secondaire, 4e secondaire and 5e secondaire. This can be a little confusing if you are not used to how Quebec labels their grades so I put a conversion chart below.

Minimum AgeONTARIOQUEBEC
4 yrsPrimaryJunior KindergartenPrimaryN/A
5 yrsPrimaryKindergartenPrimaryMaternelle
6 yrsPrimaryGrade 1Primary1ère année
7 yrsPrimaryGrade 2Primary2e année
8 yrsPrimaryGrade 3Primary3e année
9 yrsPrimaryGrade 4Primary4e année
10 yrsPrimaryGrade 5Primary5e année
11 yrsPrimaryGrade 6Primary6e année
12 yrsIntermediateGrade 7Secondary1re secondaire
13 yrsIntermediateGrade 8Secondary2e secondaire
14 yrsHigh SchoolGrade 9Secondary3e secondaire
15 yrsHigh SchoolGrade 10Secondary4e secondaire
16 yrsHigh SchoolGrade 11Secondary5e secondaire
17 yrsHigh SchoolGrade 12Pre-college

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