Education & Teaching vocabulary · School Administration and School Life
K-12
Meaning in education & teaching, with examples
/ˌkeɪ θruː ˈtwelv/abbreviationCommon term
In education & teaching, K-12 means: Kindergarten through twelfth grade: the whole range of school education before university, from about age five to eighteen.
In Turkish: okul öncesinden liseye, anaokulundan 12. sınıfa kadar, temel ve ortaöğretim
How it is used
Common in the US and Canada and in international education and edtech. It is read 'K through twelve' and used before nouns: K-12 schools, K-12 education, K-12 teachers. It contrasts with higher education.
Example sentences
The company sells reading software to K-12 schools across the country.
She has worked in K-12 education for fifteen years, mostly in middle schools.
Common collocations
K-12 education
K-12 schools
K-12 teachers
K-12 curriculum
Related terms
curriculumThe whole set of subjects, content and skills that students are expected to learn at a school or level, including how the learning is organized and assessed.
principalThe person in charge of a school, responsible for its staff, students, budget and day-to-day running.
edtechShort for educational technology: digital tools, software and devices used to support teaching and learning, and the industry that makes them.
