Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33154547-20150126113820/@comment-33154547-20150516084553

Sean4333 wrote:

To avoid further confusion, I'll explain the 'Murican way. In the US, there are three forms of mandatory school. When you're six, you go to Kindergarten, which is either connected to an Elementary School or seperate.

The next year you begin First Grade, the first stage of "real" school. Here's when you start Elementary School. Elementary is usually Grades 1-5, though I've heard of one that went up to 6th. In this school you'll generally have one teacher and one class for all subjects. It ends when you're about 11.

Then Middle School (Or Junior High as some call it) begins. This lasts either 6th-8th or 7th-8th depending on the Elementary school. Here you'll have lockers and multiple classes and teachers for different subjects. That ends in 8th Grade, when you're about 14.

Finally High School beings, which lasts 9th-12th always. It's basically Middle School in format, but much more challenging and with more class options to prepare for college. It ends in 12th Grade, when one's 18.

Then College begins. Just like in every other country, that varies per profession. So there you go, the US education system. So, according to the American grade numbers, I am about to enter High School (on May 28th) but according to the grade ages, I'm at the final stage of Junior High.