Last year number for schools in Britain
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What is the last year number for schools in Britain, before university? Is it year 14?
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We generally talk of year 11 being for 15-16 year-olds, after which school attendance is no longer mandatory. Some talk of years 12 and 13 for 17-18 year olds, while others retain the traditional terms "lower 6th" and "upper 6th", especially in grammar schools. So you could say that year 13 is the final possible year.
- We generally talk of year 11 being for 15-16 year-olds, after which school attendance is no longer mandatory.
- Some talk of years 12 and 13 for 17-18 year olds, while others retain the traditional terms "lower 6th" and "upper 6th", especially in grammar schools.
- So you could say that year 13 is the final possible year.
- Traditionally, we had infant school for 5-6 year-olds (called 1st and 2nd year), followed by junior school for 7-11 year-olds (called 1st - 4th year), followed by secondary school for 11-16 year-olds (called 1st - 5th form), and finally the lower sixth for 17 year-olds and the upper sixth for 18 year-olds.
- Sadly, repeated meddling by successive governments over the years has caused much confusion, so no one knows any longer what the heck is going on in our schools, or is able to keep abreast of the (unnecessary) changes in terminology.
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We generally talk of year 11 being for 15-16 year-olds, after which school attendance is no longer mandatory.
Some talk of years 12 and 13 for 17-18 year olds, while others retain the traditional terms "lower 6th" and "upper 6th", especially in grammar schools. So you could say that year 13 is the final possible year.
Traditionally, we had infant school for 5-6 year-olds (called 1s
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