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  2. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Schools that offer vocational programs include a very high level of technical specialization, e.g., auto mechanics or carpentry, with a half-day instruction/approved work program in senior year as the purpose of the program is to prepare students for gainful employment without a college degree.

  3. Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    Statistics for 2021 suggested that 91.5 of 16- and 17-year-olds in England were in full time education or an apprenticeship, 4.4% in other training and 5% NEET. [44] [45] A 2020 report suggested that the percentage of 16- to 17-year-olds in the UK in any kind of paid employment had fallen from 48.1% in 1997-99 to 25.4% in 2017-19. [46]

  4. Educational stage - Wikipedia

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    Year 8 Second form 7th grade 13–14 Year 9 Third form 8th grade High school Senior high school; 14–15 Year 10 Fourth form Key Stage 4, GCSE: 9th grade Freshman year 15–16 Year 11 Fifth form 10th grade Sophomore year Sixth form / FE College [26] 16–17 Year 12 Lower sixth (AS) Key Stage 5, A level: 11th grade Junior year 17–18 Year 13

  5. Academic year - Wikipedia

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    For English state schools, the year commences the first week of September with a half-term break (one week) at the end of October, and the first term ending the third week of December. After a two-week holiday, encompassing Christmas and New Year, the second term runs from early January to Easter and is of variable length to allow for the ...

  6. Raising of school leaving age - Wikipedia

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    As of 2013 the age was raised to 17 and 6 months. [31] Victoria changed their school leaving age from 15 to 16 in 2006. Since 2010, it is 17. [32] The minimum ages for leaving school (but not necessarily education) are currently the following: Northern Territory – 17 [33] Australian Capital Territory – 17 [34] South Australia – 16 [35]

  7. Second year - Wikipedia

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    Second year was traditionally the year group for 12 and 13 year olds in English and Welsh secondary schools, until it was mostly replaced by the Year 8 title in September 1990, although in some areas second year was actually the first year of a pupil's secondary education (where the transfer age was 12 instead of 11), while in some areas pupils ...

  8. Elective share - Wikipedia

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    In most states, the elective share is between one-third and one-half of all the property in the estate, although many states require the marriage to have lasted a certain number of years for the elective share to be claimed, or adjust the share based on the length of the marriage, and the presence of minor children. Some states also reduce the ...

  9. Reception (school) - Wikipedia

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    Reception (also known as Year R, Year 0, or FS2 for foundation second year) is the first year of primary school in England and Wales. It comes after nursery and before Year One in England [1] and Wales, or before Primary 2 in Northern Ireland. Pupils in Reception are usually aged between four and five. [2]