I am from the UK and from reading and watching TV you only gain a partial insight. I dont really know what the years (Grades?) are, exams (grade point average?) in the UK high school is age 13-19 and whats college?
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Pre-school or Headstart - Children are not required by law to attend preschool. The purposes of preschool are to 1) introduce children to what it's like to be at school, and 2) provide a place for younger children to be when their parents are at work, particularly for low income families. I believe the age is 4-5, but it might include children that are a little younger. Kindergarten - I believe this grade is also not required by law, but most children start school in kindergarten if they haven't already started. Students enter Kindergarten the September after they turn 5, (some children's parents will hold them back a year if they are born in the summer so they won't be the very youngest in their grade). Grades 1-6: Often called "Grade school". Each new school year students progress one grade. First grade follows Kindergarten, 2nd grade follows 1st grade, etc. These grades usually meet at an Elementary School. Students entering 1st grade are generally 6 years old. When students start their 6th grade year they are usually 11 years old, and they turn 12 either some time during the year or during the summer. However, students that are significantly ahead of their peers may be skipped one or more grades and students that are struggling may be held back one or more years. This is kind of hit-and-miss though because teachers don't want to put students in classes where the other students are significantly more emotionally and physically mature and because teachers are afraid of the stigmas that might be associated with holding a student back. Although students typically have a "home room" in their grade level, they may meet with students in different grade levels for Math and Reading based on how they score on standardized tests. These standardized tests are taken by students at the beginning and ending of every school year and are intended to help the government determine if the schools are doing their jobs, (although in my opinion they are essentially useless). These tests are always multiple choice, and the teacher has to read the instructions for each section aloud to the class. Depending on where you live, after Elementary School you may then go to either a Middle School or a Junior High School. Middle Schools usually include 7th grade and 8th grade. Many middle schools also include 6th grade, (which means that the associated elementary school(s) only include kindergarten - 5th grade). In elementary school you spend most of your day with the same teacher, and even when you leave you have no choice over what you are studying. In Middle School, Junior High School, and High School you can choose what classes you will take, (English, History, Art, Dance, Journalism, Pottery, French, Computer Tech, etc.) However, you do have a certain number of "core" classes you have to take, (in my state you have to take English classes every single semester). Each class typically lasts for a semester which is 1/2 of the school year; however, some classes change on a trimester schedule. Middle school is typically ages 11-15. Junior High Schools usually include 7th through 9th grade. Although 9th grade physically meets at the Junior High School it is still considered part of High School in terms of GPA and the kind of classes you can take and is also known as your Freshman year. Age range is typically 12-15. High Schools are either 9th grade through 12th grade or 10th grade through 12th grade depending on whether it is fed by middle schools or junior high schools. Ninth grade is the Freshman year, 10th grade is also known as Sophomore, 11th is aka Junior, and 12th is aka Senior. The age range is 14 or 15 through 18 years old. High schools are run very similarly to Middle Schools and Junior High Schools except that everything you are doing goes on your permanent record and the variety of classes that are available to you tends to be bigger. Also, in high school you can take classes that may give you college credit, (AP = you get college credit if you get at least a score of 3 out of 5 on the AP test at the end of the year, IB = International Bacceularate which is less common, or even classes that are partnered with a local community college or university and that count the same as if they were taken at that college or university). You can also take classes that will prepare you for a vocation, (graphics, plumbing, travel & tourism, etc.) Each high school has different options available. Also, schools also have extracurricular activities like service clubs, clubs that are organized for fun, learning, or competition, sports teams, and anything else that people can imagine that are not too controversial. These extracurricular activities are a key part of getting into college these days. This is how the public education system is organized. Children can also attend private schools or parents can chose to educate their children at home. Students who are private-schooled or home-schoo
