Why don't we have High School in the UK (RoI not included)?
We only have 2 schools, Primary and Secondary, why dont we use the same as the US and Australlia? And could someone tell me what a sophmore is?
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We do in Wales! I think sophmore is a year in college. Hey, why all the thumbs down??! Here, when you leave primary school, you go to High School. It's the same thing as a secondary school, but with a different name.
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a sophmore is someone who is in high school which means some one who is 15 years old & in 10th grade =D i hope this helped!
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A sophomore not only applies to high school students, but college as well. Simply put, if you are a sophomore, you are in your second year.
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I Live In The UK And I Got To High School
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Sophomore is the second year in high school, 10th grade, or the second year in college. In US public schools, we have grade school or elementary school (same thing, just local usage), then middle school which is 6th, 7th & 8th grade, then high school, which is 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade, but more commonly called Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior Year. For most private schools, there's grade school then high school, although there are some private middle schools. Public schools here are run by local school boards, based on residency. Private schools are sponsered by religious groups (many Catholic private schools, some Lutheran) and community groups.
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You do, its called secondary in the UK. Of course you also call soccer football and french fries, chips, but that still doesn't mean that you don't have the same course of studies that the US and others do. In some places of the U.S. in fact they have pre-school, K-4, K-5, Lower Elementary, Higher Elementary, Middle, and then High School. A sophomore is the term given to a person who is in their second year. A high schooler that is in their second year of high school would be a sophomore, a sophomore in college is a person attending for their second year, and a sophomore at the law firm is there for their second year.
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There is in Ireland! I think a sophmore is someone in their first few years like around the age of 13-15 but I am not sure. America and Australia call them high school as we know, but you could also say why doesn't the UK call it high school?!
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I am in the uk and go to high school. Primary school over here is years 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 as you will know them. Then High school is years 7,8,9,10 and 11. Then you go to college for years 12 and 13 and sometimes 14. I think a softmore ( however you spell it ) is someone who is supposed to be in yr 11 but get an early college transfer so they go to college for that year. Hope i helped!
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OMG your from the UK too mate ?? Cool didnnt know that .. yea i admit primary and secondary does sound weird. And sophomore year is second year in high school : ) Where bouts in uk u from ?
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do not know and a sophmore is 10 grade
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Sophmore is your 3rd year in highschool, and in college. You probably dont have the same kind of "school" as us becuase your country is more "classy" and you probably have some different teaching guides as us, maybe Primary is considered your first level in school and secondary means your more higher or 2nd lvl of school. I hope I could help.
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UUUUHHHMMM BTW CANADA uses highschool too!!! We have elementary school, middle school/junior high, and highschool, i guess you dont have it in the UK because of like tradition or something...i guess its just because you guys only have really old schools. and Sophmores are the kids in 9'th grade (1st year of high school)
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