British International School in Kurdistan

• EYFS

  Early years · Ages 2–5

  The early-years stage of British schools: play-based learning of language, social skills and early reading and number.

• Edexcel IGCSE

  Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16

  The same level as Cambridge IGCSE, set by the exam board Pearson Edexcel; schools and universities treat it as the same stage.

• British curriculum

  Early years to sixth form · Ages 3–18

  Follows the English National Curriculum; pupils usually take IGCSEs around age 16 and A Levels in the last two years.

• American curriculum

  Kindergarten to Grade 12 · Ages 5–18

  Grade-by-grade like US schools; students graduate by earning course credits, often with AP courses in high school.

• AP

  High school, by subject · Ages 15–18

  College Board's university-level courses that high-school students choose subject by subject, with exams scored 1–5 each May.

Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide