What does K-12 means?

The schooling levels Kindergarten through Grade 12.

PS; this grade level system is primarily found in the USA and English Canada.

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Originally Posted by rickj

The schooling levels Kindergarten through Grade 12.

PS; this grade level system is primarily found in the USA and English Canada.

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And French Canada as well.

So, all of Canada.

Lol, I was going to say "primarily American" and leave it at that but looked it up in Wikipedia... and there read the "used in English Canada".

... so do we win a prize if we submit a correction to Wickipedia? :D

In Canada, Education is a provincial responsibility that varies from province to province.

Now while most of English Canada is K-12, that does not apply to all.

For example, the province of Prince Edward Island doesn't have kindergarten as part of its normal public school system.

And until 3 years ago, high school in Ontario was from Grades 9 – 13 (Grade 13 was called OAC though, Ontario Academic Credit).

In Québec, they still have 1 extra year of school than the other provinces. However, while a normal university degree is 4 years in the rest of Canada, Québec students who choose to go to University, are exempt their first year and only attend for 3 years. Quite confusing if you ask me.

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Originally Posted by tyrono1

What does K-12 means?

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"K-12" means Kindergarten through 12th Grade.