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Twelfth grade (called Grade 12 in some regions, also known as senior year in the U.S.) is the final year of secondary education in the United States and many other nations. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ...

Outside of the United States, the final secondary school year takes different terms. It is simply referred to as the twelfth grade (or grade 12 in English Canada), in Ireland, it is known as 6th year, in Singapore it is known as Junior College 1 or 2 and in Australia it is known as Year 12. In New Zealand, it is also known as Year 13, while in Northern Ireland, it is known as Year 14, or Upper Sixth. Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following: English Canadians, a term usually meaning English-speaking or anglophone Canadians, the official language majority in the country except New-Brunswick and Quebec as well. ...

United States

The twelfth grade is the twelfth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 17 to 18 years old. Twelfth grade is the last year of compulsory secondary education, or "high school" in the U.S. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

Members of this grade level are commonly struck by "senioritis". Senioritis is a term used colloquially in the United States and Canada to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their Middle School, high school or college careers. ...

Traditions associated with the senior year

At the end of this school year, there is traditionally a graduation event with the seniors who have completed all of the required work. Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ...

In some schools seniors receive their class ring at the beginning of their senior year. A class ring (also known as a graduate, or grad, ring) is a ring worn by students and alumni to commemorate their graduation, generally for a high school, college, or university. ...

In most schools seniors sit for expensive, formal senior portraits at the beginning of the school year, which are given special treatment in the yearbook. Senior portraits are formal portraits taken of students at the beginning of their senior year of high school. ... For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ...

There is customarily a formal school dance for this year's students, called senior prom. Some schools hold a prom for both juniors and seniors, while others segregate the two grades into separate dances. Senior Prom is a still-classified U.S. Air Force program to develop a stealth unmanned aerial reconnaisance vehicle (and possibly as a cruise missile), designed to be launched from a DC-130, B-52, or B-1. ...

Senior cut day is a day students designate as a day on which the seniors fail to attend school en-masse. This event/tradition is generally strongly discouraged by school administrations and teachers, or try to substitute it with an official day off for seniors only.

UK

In the United Kingdom outside Northern Ireland, "Year 13" (or "Upper Sixth") is the second and last year of A-Level certifications, which are completed at the end of "Year 13" (or "Upper Sixth") Students are usually 16-17 in Year 12 and 17-18 in Year 13. In Northern Ireland this takes place in Years 13 and 14. In both cases, these two years are entirely optional, but generally required for entry into higher education. In Scotland, sufficiently good marks in Year 12 may be adequate. There exist specific sixth form colleges dedicated to these years of education, sometimes known as "further education" to distinguish it from both secondary education, which is compulsory, and higher education, which implies university studies. England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales or Northern Ireland where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsary further education qualifications, such as A Levels. ... Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Category: ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

Canada

Prior to 2003, Ontario schools followed with an optional "Grade 13", which comprised the Ontario Academic Credit, a prerequisite for university acceptance in the province. In a collegiate institute, the majority of students would graduate from Grade 13, rather than Grade 12. Students of the grade were known as "Grade 13's" or "13's", never as "seniors" (an American term not used in Ontario). Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... The Ontario Academic Credit (OAC) is part of the curriculum(s) codified by the Ontario Ministry of Education in Ontario Schools:  Intermediate and Senior (OS:IS, oh-sis) and its revisions. ... Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa built in 1874 A collegiate institute is a general term that can refer a school of secondary or tertiary education. ...

In Quebec, there is no formal compulsory 12th year, as secondary education completes with eleventh grade. This can be followed with optional CEGEP vocational/college preparatory program. This article is about the Canadian province. ... Eleventh grade (called Grade 11 in some regions, also known as junior year in the U.S.) is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. ... A CEGEP (IPA: or ; French: Cégep) is a public educational institution in Quebec, Canada on the post-secondary level. ...

Latin America

In Latin America except in Argentina, Chile and some Mexican regions, there is no grade 12; secondary education terminates with 11th grade. In Chile the grade 12th is called "4to (Cuarto) Medio".[1]

Germany

In Germany, students wishing to take the Abitur usually had to attend a thirteenth grade, but most states are shortening the gymnasium (the university-bound secondary school system in Germany) from nine to eight years. Abitur (from Latin abire = go away, go off) is the word commonly used in Finland and Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18, 19 or 20) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... A gymnasium (pronounced with or, in Swedish, as opposed to ) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English Grammar Schools and U.S. High Schools. ...

France

The equivalent grade in this country is the Terminale, upon completion of which students write a test, the Baccalaureate (an equivalent of the British A-level or the American S.A.T.). French-language schools that teach the French government curriculum (i.e. are part of the French Lyceum network) use the same system of grades as their counterparts in France. Lycée Louis-le-Grand (on the right) in Paris is one of Frances most famous lycées, with a rate of success to baccalauréat usually above 99%. The baccalauréat (IPA: ), often known in France familiarly as the bac, is a academic degree which French students sit... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... The SAT (pronounced S-A-T) Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Lycée Français (French lyceum) is the name given to a private school belonging to a network of over 400 schools worldwide. ...

India

In India, the equivalent grade is referred to as the "twelfth standard" or (in some regions "second year junior college" (SYJC). Most students who pass out of class 12 are 17-18 years old. With the introduction of seperate entrance examinations for entry into medicine, engineering and law courses, many students (especially those opting for science) tend to take their 12th exams lightly. Entrance exams usually comprise of multiple-choice-questions on Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Math) and are conducted seperately on national and state levels. Additionaly some highly coveted institutions hold their own entrance tests. These competetive exams are among the toughest in the world and competition is intense, for example over 300,000 students appear for the IIT-JEE exam, competing for 5,500 seats at the IITs. The CBSE and ICSE boards conduct twelfth standard courses nationally, while state boards operate at the state-level. An entrance examination is an examination that educational institutions use to determine whether prospective students are good enough to enter their institution. ... MBBS was a popular BBS system in the Nordic countries during the mid-1990s. ... Look up be in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, life; and λόγος, logos, knowledge), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the study of living organisms utilizing the scientific method. ... Incorrect shortening of Mathematics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location of IITs The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are an elite group of seven autonomous engineering and technology oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. ... The Central Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in India. ... The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for class 10, i. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Agency for French Teaching Abroad (AEFE), a French government agency that oversees high schools outside of France that teach the French curriculum
• Education in France
• French Lyceum, an international network of over 400 private schools that teach the French government curriculum