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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