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What country are you from and do you call it 1) elementary, junior high, high school 2) elementary, middle school, high school, 3) primary, ???, secondary? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

UK:

Pre-school
Primary school
Secondary school (BUT my old HS literally has "high school" in the name so it's interchangeable with "HS")
College (16-18)
University

It can vary on area though. Some people have middle schools but I've no idea what ages they are since I've never seen one. Also, some UK people will hear me say "HS" and assume I'm American, not realising some secondary schools are called "high school"

To complicate matters more a "public school" is private.

ETA: I think US grades are off by one to UK "years". Though I've got into arguments with Brits about this I can only reference my own life. So our "Year 7" kids starting high/secondary school are 11yo. I believe that's 6th grade in the US?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I grew up in an area with middle schools, and went to one, I think they were age 8 to 12. So people went up to secondary school a year later than most regions. I have no idea why it was like that. We also had spam fritters for lunch which no-one else I know from my generation (Gen X) had to endure. We were just fucking weird I guess.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Weirdos make the world interesting. 🙂

I've heard of spam fritters but never had one. I've eaten a lot of 'old fashioned' foods though like toad int' hole, kippers, faggots, etc.

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