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United States Grade 4 / Year 4 to Singapore: education route

Compare Grade 4 / Year 4 in United States with the corresponding school stage in Singapore, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

United States describes this point as Elementary school · usually Grades 1–5 or 1–6. Singapore describes the receiving stage as Primary 1–6 / PSLE. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEElementary school · usually Grades 1–5 or 1–6ARRIVING STAGEPrimary 1–6 / PSLE

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇸🇬 Singapore
Current stageElementary school · usually Grades 1–5 or 1–6Primary 1–6 / PSLE
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.The Ministry of Education defines national pathways and admissions processes; SEAB administers national examinations.
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

K–12 laws, policy, and resourcesU.S. Department of Education ↗State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗Singapore education systemMinistry of Education Singapore ↗AEIS and S-AEIS for international studentsMinistry of Education Singapore ↗Current examination dates and candidate resourcesSingapore Examinations and Assessment Board ↗

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🔎 Also described as

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