How do I ask a student (in high school) what year or grade he is in?

What grade are you in?
Nan ki klas ou ye? 
or 
Ki klas w'ap fè?

Eske ou nan lekòl primè?
Are you in elementary school?

Eske ou nan lekòl segondè?

Are you in secondary/high school?

By the way, schooling in Haiti may start with the kindergarden years which lasts about three years (if the parent chooses to start the child that early).  The child may start at the age of three:
preskolè I
preskolè II
preskolè III
This lasts three years

Then the student will go to primary (or elementary) school.  He/She will need to complete:
1st and 2nd year of fundamental studies (previously called preparatwa I and II)
3rd and 4th year of fundamental studies (previously called elemantè I and II)
5th and 6th year of fundamental studies (previously called Mwayen I and II)
This should last six years

Then the student moves to lekòl segondè (secondary school / high school).  He/She will need to complete:
7th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 6èm)

8th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 5èm)

9th year of fundamental studies (peviously called 4èm)

3èm
2èm
Reto
Philo
This should last seven years

At the end of the year in Philo the student will take a national exam, if successful in the exam, he/she will have a certificate (bakaloreya) equivalent to that of a high school degree.

Upon receipt if the bakaloreya the student will then choose to go to a inivèsite or fakilte to learn a career.  The state universities tuition is free and extremely competitive as a result.  There are about 8 or 9 fakilte in Haiti.


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