How do you count? Do you stop counting the grade at 12th like in the US? And how do you call 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year in college/university? Can anyone help? Thank you!
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You can't really compare the two systems, but:- Schools go from year R (age 4) the year 1 to 11 (age 5 to 16) - changing schools after years 2 and 6. Some schools go on to "A levels" (ages 17 - 18) Otherwise there is college for 1st year; 2nd year and possible 3rd year depending on how long the course is (ages 17 and 18 + possibly 19). University is freshers; 2nd year; 3rd year; post grad year 1, year 2 etc, but exact expressions vary from university to univesity.
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PRIMARY SCHOOL Reception - aged 4/5 Year 1 - aged 5/6 Year 2 - aged 6/7 Year 3 - aged 7/8 Year 4 - aged 8/9 Year 5 - aged 9/10 Year 6 - aged 10/11 SECONDARY SCHOOL Year 7 - aged 11/12 Year 8 - aged 12/13 Year 9 - aged 13/14 Year 10 - aged 14/15 Year 11 aged 15/16 ******END OF COMPULSARY EDUCATION***** SIXTH FORM COLLEGE Year 12 - aged 16/17 Year 13 - aged 17/18 Then it is University, there are no specific age to start (though it is usually 18 or 19 years old) and there are no universal names for each year as obviously depending on what you are reading to what level, you are there for different lengths of time *Edit* Lisa is correct, the system above is the English one, the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish systems differ slightly, I am afraid I can't shed any light on those ones as I have not been educated in any other country in the UK besides England
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The UK* doesn't have one educational system, you need to be more specific. The answers above are referring to the English educational system. *The UK is made up from four countries; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which have different systems.
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