Age Equivalency 2025-26
The right year group for your child.
The Ministry of Education in Cyprus requires all students applying to schools in the country to comply with the age/grade equivalency.
Students cannot be enrolled, unless they have completed the age set by the Council of Ministers before the 1st of September of the enrolment year. According to the decision of the Council, a student can be enrolled at a primary school only if they have completed the age of 6 years old by 1 September of the start of the academic year.
2025-26 Age Equivalency Table
Grade 1
6 - 7 years
1 September 2018 - 31 August 2019
Grade 2
7 - 8 years
1 September 2017 - 31 August 2018
Grade 3
8 - 9 years
1 September 2016 - 31 August 2017
Grade 4
9 - 10 years
1 September 2015 - 31 August 2016
Grade 5
10 - 11 years
1 September 2014 - 31 August 2015
Grade 6
11 - 12 years
1 September 2013 - 31 August 2014
Grade 7
12 - 13 years
1 September 2012 - 31 August 2013
Grade 8
13 - 14 years
1 September 2011 - 31 August 2012
Grade 9
14 - 15 years
1 September 2010 - 31 August 2011
Grade 10
15 - 16 years
1 September 2009 - 31 August 2010
