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Primary school
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First grade
First grade (also 1st Grade or Grade 1) is the first year of formal or compulsory education. It is the first year of elementary school, and the first school year after kindergarten. Children in first grade are usually 6-7 years old. In Israel, children enter the first grade (kita aleph) the year they turn six or seven. In South Korea, First Grade, known as 일학년 (il-hak-nyeon), begins in March when a child is six or seven years old. In China, First Grade, known as 一年级 (yī nián jí), begins in September when a child is six years old.