Year Eleven is an educational year group in schools in many countries including England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It is usually the eleventh year of compulsory education and incorporates students aged between fifteen and seventeen.
Contents |
Australia
In Australia, Year Eleven is the first year of non-compulsory high school education. Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year Eleven are aged between sixteen and seventeen.[1]
New Zealand
In New Zealand, Year Eleven is the eleventh year of compulsory education. Children are aged fifteen or sixteen in this year group. [2] Year Eleven pupils are educated in Secondary schools or in Area schools.[3]
United Kingdom
England
In schools in England Year Eleven is the eleventh year after Reception. It is the eleventh full year of compulsory education, with children being admitted who are aged 15 on the 1st September in any given academic year. It is also the second and final year of Key Stage 4 in which the Secondary National Curriculum is taught and GCSE examinations are taken.[4]
Year Eleven 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 twelve and thirteen.
Wales
In schools in Wales Year Eleven is the eleventh year after Reception. It is currently the eleventh full year of compulsory education, with children being admitted who are aged 15 on the 1st September in any given academic year. It is the second and final year group in Key Stage 4.[5]
Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland Year Eleven is the fourth year of Secondary education. Children in Year Eleven are aged between 14 and 15. It is the first year of Key Stage 4.[6]
References
- ^ "Cost/Benefit Analysis Relating to the Implementation of a Common School Starting Age and Associated Nomenclature by 1 January 2010" (PDF). Atelier Learning Solutions Pty Ltd. http://www.mceetya.edu.au/verve/_resources/Volume_1_CSSA_Final_Report.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "School years and levels". Team-up website. Ministry of Education. http://www.teamup.co.nz/Child/SchoolEducation/SchoolBasics/SchoolYearsAndLevels.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "Types of schools". Team-up website. Ministry of Education. http://www.teamup.co.nz/Child/SchoolEducation/SchoolBasics/TypesOfSchools.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "The secondary curriculum". National Curriculum website. Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/organising-your-curriculum/the_secondary_curriculum/index.aspx. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "What will your child learn?". Welsh Assembly Government. http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/parents/whatwillchildlearn/?lang=en. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006". The Stationery Office. 2006. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2006/20061915.htm#3. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
| Preceded by Year Ten |
Year Eleven 14–15 or 15–16 or 16–17 |
Succeeded by Year Twelve or Sixth form |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
