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Basically, we have the following structure:
- Pre-School (not compulsory)
- Primary School (compulsory)
- Reception (turn 5 years old during this year)
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6 (turn 11 years old during this year)
- High School (compulsory)
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Year 9
- Year 10
- Year 11 (turn 16 years old during this year)
- Senior High School / The Mighty Sixth Form (not compulsory)
- Year 12
- Year 13 (turn 18 years old during this year)
- Tertiary Education (not compulsory)
- University AND / OR
- Any other tertiary education institute
Very large exams are held in Year 11 (the GCSE's), and Year 13 (the A-levels, though AS-levels are held in year 12). But each year has its own exams / assessments, like you'd expect anywhere else. I'm currently in Year 12, and will be sitting for my AS-levels later this year and then the same subjects in year 13 for my A-levels. Perhaps I'll drop one.
Pretty simialr to Australia, it seems.  |
well in south wales years 3 to 6 is junior school and we have sats in year 6 they are like tests