✈️ Academic route

FROM🇰🇷 South KoreaTO🇿🇦 South Africa

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

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

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Route alignment

South Korea describes this point as 중학교 · Grades 7–9. South Africa describes the receiving stage as Senior Phase · 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 STAGE중학교 · Grades 7–9ARRIVING STAGESenior Phase · Grades 7–9

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇰🇷 South Korea🇿🇦 South Africa
Current stage중학교 · Grades 7–9Senior Phase · Grades 7–9
Education authorityA national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.The Department of Basic Education sets the national curriculum and examination framework, implemented through provincial departments and schools.
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 South Korea to South Africa for Grade 7 / Year 7South Korea Grade 7 / Year 7 in South AfricaSouth Korea to South Africa school transfer requirements