• Hellfire103@sopuli.xyzOP
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    1 year ago

    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.