Bermuda High School Certification
Upon completion of high school in the Bermuda Public School system, students graduate with the Bermuda School Certificate (BSC). To graduate, students must obtain 104 credits from the time they enter senior school. At the senior level, students enter one of two public schools and complete a total of 12 years of compulsory schooling (P1-S4) by the time they graduate. The chart below indicates the Bermuda grade level/age equivalency to the United States, Canada and England.
Bermuda Grade Level/Age Equivalent
| Age (yrs) | Bermuda | US/Canada |
England (year level) |
| 4 | Preschool | Pre-Kindergarten | Reception |
| 5 | Primary 1 | Kindergarten | Year 1 |
| 6 | Primary 2 | Grade 1 | Year 2 |
| 7 | Primary 3 | Grade 2 | Year 3 |
| 8 | Primary 4 | Grade 3 | Year 4 |
| 9 | Primary 5 | Grade 4 | Year 5 |
| 10 | Primary 6 | Grade 5 | Year 6 |
| 11 | Middle 1 | Grade 6 | Year 7 |
| 12 | Middle 2 | Grade 7 | Year 8 |
| 13 | Middle 3 | Grade 8 | Year 9 |
| 14 | Senior 1 | Grade 9 | Year 10 |
| 15 | Senior 2 | Grade 10 | Year 11 |
| 16 | Senior 3 | Grade 11 | Year 12 |
| 17 | Senior 4 | Grade 12 | Year 13 |