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The grading system varies depending on the grade that you're in.

In these school years, students are given descriptive assessments instead of number grades..

Students begin taking English as part of their core curriculum in kindergarten. It has been scientifically proven that until the age of 11 it is more likely to successfully become proficient in a foreign language than any older age. This may be the reason many countries in the European Union begin learning a foreign language, specifically English, at the age of 5.

Beginning with third to fourth grade, grades are ranked alphabetically from A to D. From fifth, when written exams are introduced, to sixth grade it changes to numbers, going from 4, the lowest, to 10 the highest (best). Transitioning to junior high school, the grades range from 1-10.

The grading system in upper secondary schools is extended from 1 to 20 as opposed to 10 in middle school. The score of 20 is the equivalent to an A or 100 in the U.S.

In junior high school English is mandatory all three years, while students can choose between French or German as the second foreign language that's required.

In high school English is also required all three years as part of general education courses, whereas French or German are optional.

The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs is also in charge of which classes are necessary for general education. They have implemented mandatory courses such as religion in required grade levels (1-9th grades). Students can only be exempt if their guardians fill out a declaration excluding them from religious lessons.