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Year 9, the Glossary

Year 9 is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England and Wales, Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

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Educational years

Area school

In New Zealand and Australia, an area school is a school that takes children from kindergarten age (usually 4 or 5 years old) all the way through to tertiary entrance exams (at about age 18).

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Dropping out refers to leaving high school, college, university or another group for practical reasons, necessities, inability, apathy, or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves.

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Education in Australia

Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations).

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Education in England

Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education.

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Education in New Zealand

The education system in New Zealand implements a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high schools) and by tertiary education at universities and polytechnics.

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Education in Northern Ireland

The education system in Northern Ireland differs from elsewhere in the United Kingdom (although it is relatively similar to Wales), but is similar to the Republic of Ireland in sharing in the development of the national school system and serving a similar society with a relatively rural population.

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Education in Scotland

Education in Scotland is provided in state schools, private schools and by individuals through homeschooling.

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Education in Wales

This article provides an overview of education in Wales from early childhood to university and adult skills.

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Eighth grade

Eighth grade (also 8th Grade or Grade 8) is the eighth year of formal or compulsory education in the United States of America. Year 9 and eighth grade are educational years.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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GCSE

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988.

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Grammar school

A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school.

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Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a series of tests focused on basic skills that are administered to Australian students in year 3, 5, 7 and 9.

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National Curriculum assessment

The National Curriculum assessment usually refers to the statutory assessments carried out in primary schools in England, colloquially known as standard assessment tasks (SATs).

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Private school

A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a public school.

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Reception (school)

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. Year 9 and Reception (school) are educational years.

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Second year

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. Year 9 and second year are educational years.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_9

Also known as Year Nine, Year Nine (School).

Year 9, the Glossary

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