To determine how many years you have been in school, we need to consider the typical structure of schooling.
- Kindergarten is usually the first year of formal schooling.
- If you started kindergarten at age 5, you would typically complete it in that year.
- After kindergarten, you would enter 1st grade and continue through to 9th grade.
Here’s the breakdown:
- Kindergarten: 1 year
- 1st grade to 8th grade: 8 years (1st through 8th grade is 8 years total)
- 9th grade: 1 year
Now, add those years together: 1 (kindergarten) + 8 (grades 1-8) + 1 (9th grade) = 10 years total in school.
Therefore, you have been in school for 10 years.