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  2. School-leaving age - Wikipedia

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    Primary school is compulsory, followed by the secondary school. 16 is the school leaving age; one may leave only after the release of Singaporean GCE 'O' Level results for admission to polytechnics, junior colleges, Institute of Technical Education, or work. 15 is the minimum employment age.

  3. Intermediate Certificate (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The Intermediate Certificate was a certificate awarded in Australia for the successful completion of three years of high school. [1] (in the state of Victoria it was 4 years) This was at around age 14–15, in what was then called Third Form and is called Year 9 today. From 1943 until 2009, students in New South Wales were able to leave school ...

  4. Raising of school leaving age - Wikipedia

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    Tasmania has for decades had their school leaving age set at 15, with a requirement to be participating in education or training until age 16 enacted as of 2007 according to the Department of Education. [30] [4] The Western Australian government is pushing the minimum school leaving age up from 15 in 2006 to 16 in January 2007 and to 17 in ...

  5. Public holidays in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Working and school holiday marking the 1945 establishment of the United Nations, in which the Philippines is a charter member. Schools hold Halloween parties coupled with students wearing costumes from UN member countries on this day, which unofficially marks the start of the semestral break for elementary and high schools, as well as members ...

  6. List of minimum annual leave by country - Wikipedia

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    In addition, employees get one additional day of paid annual leave for every 5 years of service, [117] whereas civil servants get one day of annual leave for every 2 years of service. [118] Employees are entitled to 12 paid days of public holidays. If public holidays fall on Saturday or Sunday, the following working day is a non-working day ...

  7. Growing number of children leaving primary school underweight ...

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    One in five children in year 6 were classified as obese in the school year 2023/24, and 13.8 per cent were overweight. This equates to over 134,000 children in year 6 living with obesity.

  8. New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries ... - AOL

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    A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ambition is to start ...

  9. Truancy - Wikipedia

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    In Poland and the Faroe Islands, the first day of spring (March 21) is an unofficial occasion popular among children, who traditionally are truant on that day. [25] In some American high schools, a "senior skip day" may be organized, often without the school's consent. The date for the skip day varies among different schools.