Eleventh grade
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Eleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary school
s. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.
, 11th grade is the final year of secondary education. Students are usually 16/17 years old in this grade.
Maths
Biology (10th grade.)
Chemistry 0r Physics
English 3
American history
Literatre
English
Most schools have composition
, grammar and physical education classes, but they are optional at present. Some schools also include a class covering world news, in which political news is discussed.
province
of Quebec
, Grade 11 (sec. 5) is the final year of secondary education
, followed by CEGEP
. In all other provinces a student continues to Grade 12
. In Newfoundland and Labrador
, grade 11 was the final year of high school until the introduction of grade 12 by the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Peckford
under education minister Lynn Verge
.
, the eleventh grade is the last year in secondary education. In this year, all students are required to do an intern
ship in any subject field. To differentiate from Universities' internships, the practice is called 'alphabetisation'; most of the time is related to community services, such as teaching in schools, or assisting in hospitals or libraries. Students also do the ICFES
National Test and they present to the draft for the Colombian Army. By law, the army cannot recruit under-age students; most of eleventh-graders are aged 16–17, and the draft is almost changed for the payment of a monetary fee. This year is called the senior year.
and Wales
, Year 11 is taken when aged 15–16, and is the main GCSE year and is the final year of mandatory education. Year 12 or Lower Sixth (VI) is comparable to the 11th grade of other systems. It is the sixth and penultimate year of secondary education. It is not compulsory for somebody who entered secondary school
before September 2008 to attend these last two years. Successful completion generally results in the awarding of A-Level qualifications. During Year 12, two Advanced Supplementary
units are completed (either written exams, coursework
or a mixture, depending on subject). Usually four subjects are taken with some students taking three or five. Most often three subjects are taken in Year 13 or Upper Sixth (VI); an additional two units must be taken per subject, to complete the A-Levels.
, the equivalent is the Première, which is the penultimate year of secondary education in that country
(followed by the Terminale). Thus, France is similar to english years.
, it is the fifth year of Secondary School (for 15-17 year-olds as there is an optional year beforehand). In this year, students prepare for the Leaving Certificate.
system is similar to the English one at this age. Lower Sixth Form
(Year 13), pupils start on a two-year course, at the end of which they will hopefully have gained three 'A' Levels in their chosen subjects.
, the eleventh grade is the 2nd year (sophomore
) of high school.
, grade eleven is the first of two years in college (grade twelve being the last and final year before postgraduate and university education) and is equivalently referred to as "first year." Students in this year level are sixteen to seventeen years old.
this Fifth Year (of secondary education) is also optional, but pupils will generally sit Intermediates
or Higher
- Highers are the entry requirement for university. It will optionally be followed by a final Sixth Year.
In the United States, many students take the SAT Reasoning Test
and/or ACT
in the second half of their 11th-grade or junior year. Typically during this year, students interested in attending higher education
facilities tend to search at around the second part of that year.
In the US, a student at this grade is typically referred to as a junior.
Mathematics
students usually take Geometry
, but classes like trigonometry
or pre-calculus are sometimes offered for students who wish to take Advanced Placement math classes in their senior year. Depending on the location there may be a combination of any of the listed subjects. They may also take easier courses such as Algebra I and geometry
if they do not have the required prerequisites for the more advanced courses that are listed above. Students who are advanced in mathematics often take calculus
or statistics
.
In science classes, juniors are taught usually Chemistry or Biology, especially Lab Chemistry. Atoms, molecules, and the statiochemistry is taught as well.
In English class, a college-preparatory curriculum
would also include American literature. Often, English literature
(also referred to as British literature) is taught in the junior year of high school. Books and authors learned include The Glass Menagerie, The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, The Great Gabsy, Jonathan Edwards, Amy Tan, Lorraine Hansberry.
In a social studies
curriculum, eleventh-graders in the United States are usually taught US history
or the world from the 1870s to the 21st Century. They may also acquire more advanced world culture and geography
knowledge, along with some more-advanced social studies such as psychology
and government
.
Many eleventh-graders in the United States opt to take a foreign language
, even though it is not required in many secondary curricula
.
While normally followed by twelfth grade
, some colleges will accept excelling students out of this grade as part of an early college entrance program
. Alternatively, some students may choose to graduate early through standardized testing or advanced credits.
Pupils follow their lessons and courses in a secondary school in which they stay from the age of 15 to the age of 19 (4 School Years).
Before entering to a secondary school, pupils can stay for the Basic Education's End Tunisian National examination.
Laureates of this exam of every governorate access to a regional Pilot Secondary School, formely known as [Lycée Pilote]
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.
Brazil
In BrazilEducation in Brazil
Education in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, which defines the guiding principles for the organization of education programs...
, 11th grade is the final year of secondary education. Students are usually 16/17 years old in this grade.
Maths
Biology (10th grade.)
Chemistry 0r Physics
English 3
American history
Literatre
English
Most schools have composition
Composition (language)
The term composition , in written language, refers to the collective body of important features established by the author in their creation of literature...
, grammar and physical education classes, but they are optional at present. Some schools also include a class covering world news, in which political news is discussed.
Canada
In the CanadianEducation in Canada
Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments. Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. Education in Canada is generally divided into primary education, followed by...
province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Grade 11 (sec. 5) is the final year of secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
, followed by CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
. In all other provinces a student continues to Grade 12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. In Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, grade 11 was the final year of high school until the introduction of grade 12 by the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Peckford
Brian Peckford
Alfred Brian Peckford, PC served as the 3rd Premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1979 until his retirement in 1989....
under education minister Lynn Verge
Lynn Verge
Lynn Verge is a former Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She represented the Corner Brook electoral district of Humber East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1996...
.
Colombia
In ColombiaEducation in Colombia
Education in Colombia includes nursery school, elementary school, high school, technical instruction and university education. A typical colombian studies 11 years and attempts to complete the secondary level of education.- History :...
, the eleventh grade is the last year in secondary education. In this year, all students are required to do an intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
ship in any subject field. To differentiate from Universities' internships, the practice is called 'alphabetisation'; most of the time is related to community services, such as teaching in schools, or assisting in hospitals or libraries. Students also do the ICFES
ICFES
ICFES is an acronym for Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior . It is a Colombian organization that manages and evaluates the education and Institutes in Colombia...
National Test and they present to the draft for the Colombian Army. By law, the army cannot recruit under-age students; most of eleventh-graders are aged 16–17, and the draft is almost changed for the payment of a monetary fee. This year is called the senior year.
England and Wales
In EnglandEducation in England
Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing policy for public education and state schools at a regional level....
and Wales
Education in Wales
Education in Wales differs in certain respects from education elsewhere in the United Kingdom. For example, a significant number of students all over Wales are educated either wholly or largely through the medium of Welsh: in 2008/09, 22 per cent of classes in maintained primary schools used Welsh...
, Year 11 is taken when aged 15–16, and is the main GCSE year and is the final year of mandatory education. Year 12 or Lower Sixth (VI) is comparable to the 11th grade of other systems. It is the sixth and penultimate year of secondary education. It is not compulsory for somebody who entered secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
before September 2008 to attend these last two years. Successful completion generally results in the awarding of A-Level qualifications. During Year 12, two Advanced Supplementary
GCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
units are completed (either written exams, coursework
Coursework
Coursework is the name for work carried out by students at university or middle/high school that contributes towards their overall grade, but which is assessed separately from their final exams. Coursework can, for example, take the form of experimental work, or may involve research in the...
or a mixture, depending on subject). Usually four subjects are taken with some students taking three or five. Most often three subjects are taken in Year 13 or Upper Sixth (VI); an additional two units must be taken per subject, to complete the A-Levels.
France
In FranceEducation in France
The French educational system is highly centralized, organized, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages:* the primary education ;* secondary education ;...
, the equivalent is the Première, which is the penultimate year of secondary education in that country
Secondary education in France
In France, secondary education is in two stages:* collèges cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14...
(followed by the Terminale). Thus, France is similar to english years.
Ireland
In IrelandEducation in Ireland
The term Education in Ireland may refer to either of two education systems in Ireland:*Education in the Republic of Ireland*Education in Northern Ireland...
, it is the fifth year of Secondary School (for 15-17 year-olds as there is an optional year beforehand). In this year, students prepare for the Leaving Certificate.
Northern Ireland
The Northern IrelandEducation in Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland differs slightly from systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom, though it is more similar to that used in England and Wales than it is to Scotland. A child's age on 1 July determines the point of entry into the relevant stage of education unlike England and Wales...
system is similar to the English one at this age. Lower Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
(Year 13), pupils start on a two-year course, at the end of which they will hopefully have gained three 'A' Levels in their chosen subjects.
Mexico
In some parts of MexicoEducation in Mexico
Education in Mexico is regulated by the Secretariat of Public Education . Education standards are set by this Ministry at all levels except in "autonomous" universities chartered by the government...
, the eleventh grade is the 2nd year (sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...
) of high school.
Pakistan
In PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, grade eleven is the first of two years in college (grade twelve being the last and final year before postgraduate and university education) and is equivalently referred to as "first year." Students in this year level are sixteen to seventeen years old.
Scotland
In ScotlandEducation in Scotland
Scotland has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from the other countries of the United Kingdom...
this Fifth Year (of secondary education) is also optional, but pupils will generally sit Intermediates
Intermediate 1
Intermediate 1 is an educational qualification in Scotland on the Scottish Qualifications Authority Scottish Qualifications Certificate achievement ladder similar to General Level at Standard Grades; it is the next step after Access 3...
or Higher
Higher (Scottish)
In Scotland the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education...
- Highers are the entry requirement for university. It will optionally be followed by a final Sixth Year.
United States
Juniors are the third year class of high school.In the United States, many students take the SAT Reasoning Test
SAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
and/or ACT
ACT (examination)
The ACT is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test...
in the second half of their 11th-grade or junior year. Typically during this year, students interested in attending higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
facilities tend to search at around the second part of that year.
In the US, a student at this grade is typically referred to as a junior.
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
students usually take Geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
, but classes like trigonometry
Trigonometry
Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides. Trigonometry defines the trigonometric functions, which describe those relationships and have applicability to cyclical phenomena, such as waves...
or pre-calculus are sometimes offered for students who wish to take Advanced Placement math classes in their senior year. Depending on the location there may be a combination of any of the listed subjects. They may also take easier courses such as Algebra I and geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
if they do not have the required prerequisites for the more advanced courses that are listed above. Students who are advanced in mathematics often take calculus
Calculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
or statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
.
In science classes, juniors are taught usually Chemistry or Biology, especially Lab Chemistry. Atoms, molecules, and the statiochemistry is taught as well.
In English class, a college-preparatory curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
would also include American literature. Often, English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
(also referred to as British literature) is taught in the junior year of high school. Books and authors learned include The Glass Menagerie, The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, The Great Gabsy, Jonathan Edwards, Amy Tan, Lorraine Hansberry.
In a social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
curriculum, eleventh-graders in the United States are usually taught US history
History of the United States
The history of the United States traditionally starts with the Declaration of Independence in the year 1776, although its territory was inhabited by Native Americans since prehistoric times and then by European colonists who followed the voyages of Christopher Columbus starting in 1492. The...
or the world from the 1870s to the 21st Century. They may also acquire more advanced world culture and geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
knowledge, along with some more-advanced social studies such as psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
.
Many eleventh-graders in the United States opt to take a foreign language
Foreign language
A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her...
, even though it is not required in many secondary curricula
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
.
While normally followed by twelfth grade
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
, some colleges will accept excelling students out of this grade as part of an early college entrance program
Early college entrance program
Early college entrance programs, sometimes called early admission or early enrollment programs are educational programs that allow high school students to be accelerated into college, together with other such students, one or more years before the traditional age of college entrance, and without...
. Alternatively, some students may choose to graduate early through standardized testing or advanced credits.
Tunisia
In Tunisia, the Grade 11 is equal to the Second Year of Secondary Education.Pupils follow their lessons and courses in a secondary school in which they stay from the age of 15 to the age of 19 (4 School Years).
Before entering to a secondary school, pupils can stay for the Basic Education's End Tunisian National examination.
Laureates of this exam of every governorate access to a regional Pilot Secondary School, formely known as [Lycée Pilote]