✈️ Academic route

FROM🇮🇪 IrelandTO🇰🇷 South Korea

Ireland Grade 7 / Year 7 to South Korea: education route

Compare Grade 7 / Year 7 in Ireland with the corresponding school stage in South Korea, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

Ireland describes this point as Junior Cycle · Years 1–3. South Korea describes the receiving stage as 중학교 · Grades 7–9. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEJunior Cycle · Years 1–3ARRIVING STAGE중학교 · Grades 7–9

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇮🇪 Ireland🇰🇷 South Korea
Current stageJunior Cycle · Years 1–3중학교 · Grades 7–9
Education authorityThe Department of Education sets national policy; curriculum and state examinations are delivered through national agencies and schools.A national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

🎓 Practice the route

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Independent study tools sit beside the route while the official requirements remain above.

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🔎 Also described as

moving from Ireland to South Korea for Grade 7 / Year 7Ireland Grade 7 / Year 7 in South KoreaIreland to South Korea school transfer requirements