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Seventh grade (or grade seven), equivalent to
Seventh grade (or grade seven), equivalent to Year 8 in England and Wales, and S2 in Scotland, is a year or level of education in many nations around the world. The seventh grade is the eighth school year, the second year of middle school and comes after 6th grade or elementary school.
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.
Most pupils begin their secondary education at the age of 11 (Year 7), but in some HMC schools pupils join the school at 13+ (Year 9).
Have a look at this chart for level differences between the USA and Ireland:
In schools in England and Wales, Year Eight is the eighth year after Reception. … Year 8 is usually the second year of Secondary school (commonly referred to by students as high school after most middle schools were abolished).
Year / Grade Placement
Scottish school year groups
Key stages
Grade Level Year of Entry
In schools in England and Wales, Year 13 is the thirteenth year after Reception. It is normally the final year of Key Stage 5 and since 2015 it is compulsory to participate in some form of education or training in this year for students who finished Year 11 at an educational establishment in England.
Stages of compulsory education
Australia. In Australia, Year 10 is the eleventh year of compulsory education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year 10 are aged between fifteen and sixteen. Year 10 is the final year of compulsory education in Australia.
The United States
Students in the U.S. attend school for 180 days a year, starting in September and running until June. Since the United States is in the northern hemisphere, its summer starts around June, at the end of the school year. Summer vacation runs from June to late August.
Years of schooling
Junior High School/Middle School (In some districts, elementary/primary schools go from Kindergarten through 8th grade; in others, there is an intermediate level. … If the intermediate level covers 5th-8th grade, it is usually called a Middle School; if it covers 7th-8th, it is called Junior High School.
K-12
Student Age (as of September 1, 2021) | American Grade Equivalent |
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13 years old | Grade 8 |
12 years old | Grade 7 |
11 years old | Grade 6 |
10 years old | Grade 5 |
Second year (also known as S2 in Scotland) is the second year of schooling in secondary schools in Scotland and in the Republic of Ireland, and is roughly equivalent to Year 9 in England and Wales and Year 10 (Third Form) in Northern Ireland. Most pupils are 13 or 14 years old at the end of S2.
Student classification refers to the familiar names for the four undergraduate years: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior.
Freshman: a student who is in 9th grade or has just entered College/ University, Sophomores: a student who is in 10th grade or in the second year of College/ University, … Senior: a student who is in 12th grade or in the fourth year (or last year) of College/ University.
15 to 16 years old: Sophomore. 16 to 17 years old: Junior. 17 to 18 years old: Senior.
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.