Section 3: Stages of education

The following shall be the stages of education in the following categories of schools, namely:- a) “Play School”: includes Kids school, Pre-Primary, Nursery, Kindergarten and Montessori school, by whatever name called;

b) “Nursery and Primary School”: from standards LKG to V;

c) “Primary School”: from standards I to V;

d) “Middle School”: from standards LKG to VIII or from standards I to VIII or from standards VI to VIII;

e) “High School”: from standards LKG to X or from standards I to X or from standards VI to X;

f) “Higher Secondary School”: from standards LKG to XII or from standards I to XII or from standards VI to XII.