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Tenth grade (called Grade 10 in some regions and in Canada, also known as sophomore year in the U.S.) is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. Sophomore is the word used to call it. The word sophomore is ultimately from the Greek word "sophia", meaning wisdom or knowledge. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ...

The tenth grade is the tenth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 15–16 years old. It is a part of secondary school. In some parts of the USA and Canada and Northern Territory, Australia it is the first year of high school. A sophomore is a student in the tenth grade in high school. High school is often used instead of senior high school and distinguished from junior high school. Starting in ninth grade and ending in twelfth grade, grades are used in determining a student’s GPA, and become part of a student’s official transcript. Future employers or colleges may want to see steady improvement in grades and a good attendance record on the official transcript.^{[citation needed]} Therefore, students obtain much more control of their education and often may even choose their core classes. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Motto(s): none Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $10,418 (8th)  - Product... Educational oversight Secretary Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Education Margaret Spellings Raymond Simon National education budget $1. ... Educational oversight Secretary Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Education Margaret Spellings Raymond Simon National education budget $1. ...

For mathematics curriculum in America, tenth graders are usually taught Algebra II and/or Geometry as well as preparing students for pre-calculus and calculus. Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Curriculum has many different conceptions. ... Alegebra II is a continuation of algebra I. The course teaches more fundamentals of algebra and includes logarithms, parabolas, other conic sections, Trigonometry and exponentiation. ... Calabi-Yau manifold Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures and with properties of space. ... From the point of view of mathematical education, pre-calculus is a foundational mathematical discipline. ... Calculus (from Latin, pebble or little stone) is a branch of mathematics that includes the study of limits, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series, and constitutes a major part of modern university education. ...

For social studies curriculum in America, US History which starts at Colonization Era and Ends at Early 20th Century is taught. In some districts, Advanced Placement coursework, such as geography or European History, is first made available to students in this grade. Social studies is a term used to describe the broad study of the various fields which involve past and current human behavior and interactions. ... Curriculum has many different conceptions. ... Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ... Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ...

While normally followed by eleventh grade, some colleges will accept excelling students out of this grade as part of an early college entrance program. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Early college entrance programs are educational opportunities for groups of gifted students that allow them to be accelerated into college one or more years before the traditional age of college entrance. ...

The English equivalent is Year 11, the final year of compulsory education, and the year in which the compulsory GCSE qualification examinations are taken by students. In Scotland, Tenth Grade is known as S4, Secondary Four, or Fourth Year, and is the last compulsory year, although if the pupil is not sixteen till after September, they have to stay on until the Christmas of their Fifth Year. Pupils take compulsory examinations in this year known as Standard Grades. Ninth grade (called Grade 9 in some regions) is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...