Fyi: it’s called post secondary because, I think, UK calls it primary, secondary, and after that is post secondary.

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    9 months ago

    Uk.
    Its primary school then secondary school.
    Primary school is 6 years “full time” (5/6 years old to 11/12 years old). There are pre-school and “reception” years.
    Secondary school is 5 years, with an optional extra 2 years.
    Anything beyond secondary school is uni/college/apprenticeship/life

    I found secondary school year 6/7 to cover the majority of the foundation of 2 years at Uni (ie, maths, physics, chemistry had a huge amount of repitition before building on it and specialising).

    Heres more info:
    https://cdn.roostermarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/school-years-1.png

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      9 months ago

      Primary is 4-11.

      The extra 2 years are no longer optional. You can choose where you do them but you’re not allowed to just not.

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      9 months ago

      My part of the country “pre-school” is called play school. Not sure if that is a national thing though.

      I’ve also never heard this post secondary thing OP is on about.

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        9 months ago

        Post secondary is university, college, community college, etc. I hear it all the time on US News.

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      9 months ago

      Only England and Wales though. Scotland and Northern Ireland work differently. And some areas of England, because of course we can’t keep it simple.