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Message board > 7th form, 7th grade, year 7: which one is correct in British English?
7th form, 7th grade, year 7: which one is correct in British English?
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aura+
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7th form, 7th grade, year 7: which one is correct in British English?
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Will anyone, please, tell me which of the above is more correct in British English? I used to write �form � instead of grade, which I think is American English; recently I �ve started using �Year 7/8/9... � because the British Educational System/syllabus uses the same phrases. My colleagues at school say/write �grade �. Is �Year... � correct?
Thanks
Aura |
13 Sep 2009
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customer
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Hi,
my textbook presents British English and a common expression is "I �m in Year 6/7 etc." |
14 Sep 2009
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louiseswann
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Hi
Yes it is Year 7 which is the first year of Secondary School in the British Educational System, hope this helps.
Regards
Louise |
14 Sep 2009
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alaugarcia
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Hi, there!
and what about 7th year? is it incorrect?
regarding primary school, would you say form or grade?
Ana |
14 Sep 2009
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alien boy
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I usually hear/use grade for primary/elementary school & form for high school. Back when I was in high school it would be 1st form, 2nd form, 3rd form.... 6th for. More recently I come across Year 7, Year 8.... Year 1. You could say you were in your 8th year of school - this would mean that you are in Year 8/ 2nd form/ 8th grade.
Cheers,
AB
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14 Sep 2009
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cathrine
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2 of my kids are in School in England on is in primary school in year 4, she is 8 years old and the other is in a specialist Engineering College (soon to be come an academy) in year 11, his final year at school. He is 15 years old. I am going to a meeting on wednesday to find out why it is changing and what it means for my sons education. |
14 Sep 2009
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almaz
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In Scotland, the first year of primary to the seventh is referred to as P1 to P7 and, for secondary, there is S1 to S6 (although this is more commonly known as First Year, Second Year etc). There is no �British � education system: the Scottish education system is completely separate from the English (as is the Northern Irish system, if memory serves me right).
Hope this helps,
Alex |
14 Sep 2009
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ballycastle1
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Same goes for NI education as for Scotland: P1 (4/5 year olds) to P7 (11 year olds) plus reception class prior to P1 although some children go straight into P1, depending on their age; secondary/grammar school starts with Year 8 (11 yr olds) also know as Form 1/1st year, to Year 12 (16 year olds) also known as Form 5/5th year. This is the end of compulsary schooling and culminates in pupils taking their GSCEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education) in a number of subjects (generally 8 to 10, depending on the school and the ability of the pupils). Lower Sixth (L6/Year 13) and Upper Sixth (U6/year 14) then follow for 16 to 18 year olds at the end of which time pupils sit their A Levels (advanced) in typically 3 subjects. The word �grade � is never used as a noun; occasionally it �s used as a verb e.g. �How would you grade this piece of work? � but more likely, �How would you assess this piece of work? � |
14 Sep 2009
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Denisa
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I think this is different for each country and it depends on the school system...
In Romania, English language being the second language to study, we are saying 6th grade - 4th year(coz this way we mean that the student is in 6th grade but he/she has been studying English for 4 years)..
I don �t know if that applies to everyone, that �s why I said it depends on the school system...
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14 Sep 2009
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