In the two states of Australia I've lived in (and I think it's the same nationwide), the term "Grammar School" is only used as part of the title of certain long established exclusive private schools - a leftover of the terminology of previous eras. Examples are Geelong Grammar in Melbourne, Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School, and Launceston Church Grammar near here which is Australia's oldest continually operating school. All of these and other schools with "Grammar" in the title are usually all age, though I think some are just High Schools.

Generally speaking what Americans call Elementary School we call Primary School, which is sometimes divided into Infants (Kindergarten up to Year 2) and Primary (Year 3-6). Kindergarten is called Prep in Tasmania and Victoria.

High School in some states means years 7-12 and in other states, like Tasmania, it means years 7-10 and then we have College which is years 11 & 12. We do not use terms like Freshman, Co-ed and other names familiar to North Americans. They are all just students or schoolchildren.

Last edited by The Pook; 04/15/2008 12:36 PM.