BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoWhat country are you from and do you call it 1) elementary, junior high, high school 2) elementary, middle school, high school, 3) primary, ???, secondary?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat country are you from and do you call it 1) elementary, junior high, high school 2) elementary, middle school, high school, 3) primary, ???, secondary?BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
Fyi: it’s called post secondary because, I think, UK calls it primary, secondary, and after that is post secondary.
minus-squareieatmeat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoGermany: 4 years elementary school, after that the kids are divided into 3 school categories based on their performance: Hauptschule 5-9, after that you either start apprenticeship for 3 years and learn a profession, or you continue with Realschule Realschule 5-10, after that you either start apprenticeship for 3 years and learn a profession or you continue with Gymnasium Gymnasium 5-12, after that you may apply for university. You can only enroll in university if you have completed grade 12 final exams (called Abitur) In Germany kids are required to be enrolled in school or in apprenticeship by law until they turn 18
Germany: 4 years elementary school, after that the kids are divided into 3 school categories based on their performance:
Hauptschule 5-9, after that you either start apprenticeship for 3 years and learn a profession, or you continue with Realschule
Realschule 5-10, after that you either start apprenticeship for 3 years and learn a profession or you continue with Gymnasium
Gymnasium 5-12, after that you may apply for university. You can only enroll in university if you have completed grade 12 final exams (called Abitur)
In Germany kids are required to be enrolled in school or in apprenticeship by law until they turn 18