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      Instead of moving up to the next year (the British term for “grade”) in September, we do it after the exams (finals) are over, which is in June.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, but high school starts at year 9 (age 13-14), so:

          (Y9 doesn’t exist for a bit)

          Y9 --> Y10

          Y10 --> Y11

          Y11 --> (Either leave school or just take a few extra weeks off)

          Y12 --> Y13

          Y13 --> (Leave school*)

          This is done because, after the exams, the Y11s and Y13s have no content left to learn, so there’s no point in keeping them at school.

          Also, as I said, my school is strange for doing this. Most, if not all, other British high schools are normal.

          *Unless you get held back, stay on for another year, or go to university

          TL;DR: Yeah, pretty much

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              North East England. Around here, it goes like this:

              • 4-8 years: First School
              • 8-13 years: Middle School
              • 13-16 years: High School

              then

              • 16-18 years: College or Sixth Form
              • 18+: University, etc.

              You are probably used to the two-tier system, with a primary school and a secondary school. Around here, though, we mainly have a three-tier system.