High school

: High School also refers to the highest form of classical riding, High School Dressage.

United Kingdom

:More Information: Education in the United Kingdom

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In the United Kingdom, the term "high school" is not used generically, though in Scotland it is frequently used in the name of a school, an example being the Royal High School in Edinburgh. Unlike the United States, a pupil of such a school would refer to the institution simply as "school" and in general discussion, the term "secondary school" is invariably used to make the distinction between these schools and schools for younger children ("primary school").

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Scotland - Edinburgh

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In most part of the UK students transfer from primary school to secondary school at 11. Education is compulsory to age 16 and schooling continues for 2 further years after that. Traditionally the five years of compulsory secondary schooling from ages 11 to 16 were known as "first year" through to "fifth year", but they have now been renamed "Year 7" through to "Year 11". After Year 11 a student can opt to remain at school, to transfer to a college, or to leave education and seek work. Those who stay at school enter years 12 and 13. These years are traditionally known as the Sixth Form ("Lower Sixth" and "Upper Sixth"), and required students to specialize in three of four subjects for their A Levels. This is an unusually specialised curriculum for this age group by international standards, and recently some moves have been made to increase the number of subjects studied. There are also vocational qualifications aimed at this age group. After attaining the relevant A Level qualifications the student can enter university.

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College - Sixth Form - A Level - University

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In a few parts of the UK there are middle schools for ages 9 to 13 and upper schools for ages 13-18.

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Middle school - Upper school

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