• Hellfire103OP
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    210 months 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.

      • Hellfire103OP
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        10 months 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

          • Hellfire103OP
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            10 months ago

            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.