Year 11
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Year 11 is an educational
Australia
In Australia, Year 11 is typically the twelfth year of education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most students in Year 11 are aged between sixteen and seventeen.
In New South Wales and Queensland, Year 11 is the shortest year as it only lasts three whole terms. Year Twelve begins its first term where Year 11 would have its fourth.
New Zealand
In New Zealand, Year 11 is the eleventh full year of compulsory education (5-year-olds usually start their first year in Year 0 until the new calendar year). Students entering Year Eleven are usually aged fifteen between 14.5 and 16,[1] but there is no minimum age. Year 11 pupils are educated in Secondary schools or in Area schools.[2] Year 11 was previously known as the 5th Form and for most students they are studying for NCEA Level 1 which equates to what was previously known as School Certificate.
United Kingdom
England
In schools in England, Year 11 is the eleventh year after reception. It is the eleventh full year of compulsory education, with students being admitted who are aged 16 years old by 31 August.
It is also the final year of
Year 11 is usually the final year of secondary school. In some schools, students may stay on in the same establishment for their sixth form education, where year groups may continue to be numbered 12 and 13. Since September 2011, further education has been compulsory.
Most state schools adopted Year 11 as the title for the final year of compulsory education in September 1990, in place of Fifth Year.
Students go on to complete further education in the forms of
Wales
In schools in Wales Year 11 is the eleventh year after Reception. It is currently the eleventh full year of compulsory education, with students being admitted who are aged 15 on 1 September in any given academic year. It is the final year group in Key Stage 4.[4]
Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland Year 11 is the fourth year of Secondary education. Students in Year 11 are aged between 14 and 15. It is the first year of Key Stage 4.[5]
Scotland
In
References
- ^ "School years and levels". Team-up website. Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Types of schools". Team-up website. Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "The secondary curriculum". National Curriculum website. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "What will your child learn?". Welsh Assembly Government. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006". The Stationery Office. 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2009.