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Scotland Age at start of school year Age at end of school year England and Wales Northern Ireland Nursery 3–4: 4–5 Nursery: Nursery P1 (P = Primary) 4–5: 5–6:
Secondary education in Scotland can take up to 6 years, covering ages 11 to 18, [1] from S1 to S6. Education is not compulsory after the age of 16, the age of majority in Scots law . State School
Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the Netherlands indeed attend primary school, although this is not compulsory until children reach the age of 5. Primary school is free of charge. In most schools, children are grouped by age in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects. Primary school consists of 8 groups (thus 8 years of ...
The history of education in Scotland in its modern sense of organised and institutional learning, began in the Middle Ages, when Church choir schools and grammar schools began educating boys. By the end of the 15th century schools were also being organised for girls and universities were founded at St Andrews , Glasgow and Aberdeen .
Third year (also known as S3 in Scotland) is the third year of schooling in Irish and Scottish secondary schools, and is roughly equivalent to Year 10 in England and Wales and Year 11 in Northern Ireland. Most pupils are 14 or 15 years old at the end of S3.
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. Most pupils are 13 or 14 years old at the end of S2.
Most pupils are 15 or 16 years old at the end of S4. It is at the end of this year the pupils complete their National 4/5 examinations for the new Curriculum for Excellence. Pupils may leave education at the end of S4, if they are 16 years old, [1] the age of majority in Scots law. The term can also refer to the fourth year of a university course.
According to the SCIS, its members educate around 29,000 pupils in Scotland representing around 4.2% of the school age population in Scotland. [5] The figure is significantly higher in Edinburgh, with around 1 in 4 pupils educated at an independent school, the highest proportion in the UK. [6] This figure has risen to 30 per cent in recent ...