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grade level
Refers to a grade level in a school that includes all students from a particular school-entry year group.
In der Oberstufe werden die Kurse nicht mehr im Klassenverband, sondern in der gesamten Jahrgangsstufe organisiert.
In the upper grades, courses are no longer organized by class groups, but across the entire grade level.
The word consists of 'Jahrgang' (year group/cohort) and 'Stufe' (level). A 'Jahrgang' is the group of students who started school in the same year, and a 'Stufe' is a level. So it literally refers to the level of a particular year group.
Alle Schüler der Jahrgangsstufe 10 fahren nächste Woche auf Klassenfahrt.
All students in grade 10 are going on a class trip next week.
This term is specific to the German school system. It is often used to describe all students in a school year, especially in the upper grades, where there are no longer fixed class groups.
Die Abiturprüfungen finden für die gesamte Jahrgangsstufe zur gleichen Zeit statt.
The Abitur exams take place at the same time for the entire grade level.
The word is often used with an ordinal number to name a specific level. Typical phrases are 'in der siebten Jahrgangsstufe sein' (to be in seventh grade) or 'die Jahrgangsstufe wiederholen' (to repeat the grade level).
Mein Sohn ist jetzt in der fünften Jahrgangsstufe des Gymnasiums.
My son is now in the fifth grade of the Gymnasium.
class
„Klasse“ can mean either an individual group of students or a grade level. „Jahrgangsstufe“ clearly refers to the entire grade level of a particular school-entry year and sounds more formal. „Klasse“ is therefore used for a specific group, while „Jahrgangsstufe“ refers to all learners in the same grade level.
Die gesamte fünfte Jahrgangsstufe macht heute einen Ausflug.
The entire fifth-grade level is going on a field trip today.
Die Klasse 5a macht heute einen Ausflug.
Class 5a is going on a field trip today.
