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High school first year students are almost exclusively referred to as freshmen, or in some cases by their grade year, 9th graders. Second year students are sophomores, or 10th graders, then juniors or 11th graders, and finally seniors or 12th graders.
Today, it’s used to denote students entering their first year of high school. Most teenagers start the 9th grade at 14 years of age, turning 15 before the end of the year.
In the United States, ninth grade is usually the first year in high school (called “upper secondary school” in other countries). In this system, ninth graders are also often referred to as freshmen. It can also be the last year of junior high school. The typical age for U.S. 9th grade students is 14 to 15 years.
Category | School Grade Level |
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High school | Freshman/9th grade |
Sophomore/10th grade | |
Junior/11th grade | |
Senior/12th grade |
(4) senior year, and someone in their fourth year is a senior. Senior can be abbreviated as “sr.” in writing. These same terms apply in the same way to the four years of a standard high school: 9th grade is freshman year, 10th grade sophomore year, 11th grade junior year, and 12th grade senior year.
Secondary school: Ninth and tenth standard/class/grade (for 14- to 16-year-olds) Higher secondary or pre-university: 11th and 12th standard/class/grade (for 16- to 17-year-olds). This is when students choose an academic area on which to focus. Undergraduate: A BA is a three-year degree.
Student Age (as of September 1, 2021) | American Grade Equivalent |
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15 years old | Grade 10 |
14 years old | Grade 9 |
13 years old | Grade 8 |
12 years old | Grade 7 |
The seventh grade is the seventh school year after kindergarten. … Traditionally, seventh grade was the next-to-last year of elementary school. In the United States it is usually the second year of middle school, the first year of junior high school or the 7th year of elementary school.
Age | UK Years | US/International Grades |
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14 – 15 | Year 10 | 9th Grade (Freshman) |
15 – 16 | Year 11 | 10th Grade (Sophomore) |
16 – 17 | Year 12 / Lower 6th | 11th Grade (Junior) |
17 – 18 | Year 13 / Upper 6th | 12th Grade (Senior) |
Children usually begin elementary school with kindergarten (K) at age 5 and continue through grade 5 or 6. They leave elementary school around age 10 or 11.
Usually, a GPA of 3.0 – 3.5 is considered good enough at many high schools, colleges, and universities. Top academic institutions usually require GPAs higher than 3.5.
(Entry 1 of 2) : a student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school.
United States. In the US, a student in the eleventh grade is typically referred to as a student in the eleventh grade or as a junior. The vast majority of students who are classified as juniors take the SAT Reasoning Test and/or ACT in the second semester of their third year of high school.
Dating back to the end of the 13th century, junior has always meant someone younger, or more particularly, “the younger of two.” Defined in relations to their more learned upperclassmen, early on, juniors were called “Junior Soph,” and seniors were denoted with “Sophester”.
In the U.S., a student in the tenth grade is also known as a sophomore.
Stage | Age | Grade/Class |
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Upper Primary | 11-12 | 6 |
12-13 | 7 | |
High School | 13-14 | 8 |
14-15 | 9 |
Yes, SSC stands for Secondary School Certificate and HSC stands for Higher Secondary Certificate. Secondary School Certificate means Class 10th and Higher Secondary Certificate means Class 12th in countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Birth Date | Age | US Grade |
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Sept. 1, 2018 – Aug. 31, 2019 | 3-4 | Preschool |
Sept. 1, 2017 – Aug. 31, 2018 | 4-5 | Junior Kindergarten |
Sept. 1, 2016 – Aug. 31, 2017 | 5-6 | Kindergarten |
Sept. 1, 2015- Aug. 31, 2016 | 6-7 | Grade 1 |
Level/Grade | Typical age |
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10th Grade | 15 (16) |
11th Grade | 16 (17) |
12th Grade | 17 (18) |
Post-secondary education |
In the United States, Eighth Grade is usually a child’s eighth year of education, aside from Kindergarten and Preschool. It is often the final year of middle school.
In schools in England and Wales, Year One is the first year after Reception. It is currently the first full year of compulsory education, with children being admitted who are aged 5 before September 1st in any given academic year. … In Wales, Year 1 is part of the Foundation phase.
In Mexico, basic education is normally divided in three steps: primary school (primaria), comprising grades 1–6; junior high school (secundaria), comprising grades 7–9; and high school (preparatoria), comprising grades 10–12.
Middle schools serve pre-adolescent and young adolescent students between grades 5 and 9, with most in the grade 6-8 range. Middle schools in the upper grade range (7-9) are sometimes referred to as junior high schools. Secondary or high schools enroll students in the upper grades, generally 9-12 with variations.
About Focus on K2 (Kindergarten)
Kindergarten students learn through our Focus on K2 curriculum. In BPS, we use the term K2 instead of kindergarten, referring to our five-year-old students.