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For other uses, see K12 (disambiguation).
K–12 (pronounced "Kay through twelve", "Kay to twelve" or just "Kay twelve") a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, and Australia.Heritage College Cooranbong, NSW, Australia
The expression is a shortening of Kindergarten (5 or 6-year-old) through 12th grade (or grade 12) (generally 17 or 18-year-old), the first and last grades of free education in the United States, Australia and English Canada.
By contrast, K-14 education also includes community colleges (first two years of university) and K-16 education adds a four-year undergraduate university degree.
| Schools | |
|---|---|
| By educational stage | Primary education • Secondary education • Tertiary education |
| By funding | Free education • Free school • Private school • Public school • Independent school • Independent school (UK) • Charter school |
| By style of education | Day school • Alternative school • Parochial school • Boarding school • Magnet school • Virtual school • K-12 |
| By scope | Compulsory education • Comprehensive school • Vocational school • University-preparatory school |
| By name | Grammar school • High school • Secondary school • Middle school • Primary school • Elementary school • University-preparatory school • Vocational school • Gymnasium • College • University |
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