Education in Ireland

3.3years Free Pre-School Year in Early

Maternelle Petit Must be 3 by December of the year the first term commences.

Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) children aged between 3 years 3 months and 4 years 6 months on 1st September each year. There are nearly 5,000 pre- school services notified to the Health Service Executive or registered with the Irish Montessori Educational Board. 3 years 3 months to 4 years 6 months

Junior Infants

Year 1

K

4 to 5 years

Kindergarten 4yrs by 1st Sept

Moyhenne Must be 4 by December of the year the first term commences. Grande Must be 5 by December of the year the term commences. CP Must be 6 yrs. by December of the year the term commences. CE1 Must be 7 years by December of the

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Senior Infants

Vorschule

Year 2

1

7

First Class

Year 3

2

1 6 years by 1st Sept

8

Second Class

2

Year 4

3

year the term commences.

9

Third Class

3

Year 5

4

CE2 Must be 8 years by December of the

year the term commences.

10

Fourth Class

4

Year 6

5

CM1 must be 9 years by December of the

year the term commences.

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Fifth Class

5

Year 7

6

CM2 Must be 10 years by December of the year the term commences.

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Sixth Class First Year Second Year

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CCM

Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 (GCSE) 6th Form

7 8 9

First Year

Cinquieme Quatrieme

Second Year

15

Troisieme

10

Third Year (Junior Cert) Transition Year (optional in some schools)

Third Year (Junior Cert)

16

Seconde

11

Transition Year

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