Tenth grade
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In majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten
. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.
, it is the first year of senior school, after high school. For more information on Australia's education system, see: Education in Australia
.
.
It is the first year of High School ("Lycée")
or state board exams
, wherein question papers are prepared and answer sheets are checked by a central institution to which the school is affiliated. The percentage scored in Class X decides what a student can opt for in Class XI (Science/ Commerce/ Arts). The Grade gains even more importance as in many parts of India the number of seats for Class XI is generally lower than the number of students who pass out Standard X.
Upon completion of class 12, students are then required to sit for the entrance examinations for their chosen course of study and university (see Twelfth Grade
, India) or to the universities through the AIPMT, IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc.
In a controversial move, the Union Government abolished the Std X examinations from 2011 onwards.
The CBSE board also introduced a new system of evaluation called CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation).
, it is the 4th year of Secondary School
, also known as Transition Year
. It can also be 5th year in schools without a Transition Year.
, the tenth grade is the first year of the high school, which lasts three years (high school is called Tichon), except in some cities (such as Ramat Gan and Giv'atayim
), where elementary school ends at 8th Grade and High School starts at 9th Grade.
, the tenth grade is the beginning of the high school, which lasts only three years. Similar to Israel's education system. Tenth graders are normally aged 15–16.
; it is an important year level as it here that matriculation
examinations occur after which students can qualify for grades eleven and twelve in college. Successful completion of college allows eligibility for entrance into universities and higher education.
, the tenth grade is the fourth year of ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria - Obligatory Secondary Education), which has been in force since the promulgation of LOGSE in the middle of 1990s. Fourth ESO is also the last year of Obligatory Education.
For these higher schools there are then a few options, so as to where you want to go:
and Wales
, this is known as Year 11, which is the final year of compulsory education in the United Kingdom
. For education in Northern Ireland
, this is called Year 12. A general education certificate will be awarded if the pupils sit the end of year examinations, called GCSEs. In Year 11, students take their GCSEs in approximately 10 subjects. With grades ranging from A* (90%) to U (ungraded), these exams are vital for getting employment or university places. GCSEs are taken in May and June. Pupils may then go on to sit 'A' Levels
In Scotland
, tenth grade is called S4 (secondary school, 4th year).
At the end of S4, students normally sit examinations in 8 Standard Grade
subjects,which have been taken over 2 years. Standard grade examinations come in three levels of difficulty: Credit, General and Foundation and are sat during May. Scots pupils may choose to leave at the end of S4 provided they have reached the age of 16 by 30 September that year. Those who wish to leave, but will not meet the September deadline, may do so provided that they have either secured an apprenticeship
or a placement in a college (U.S. community college) designed for Christmas Leavers.
Those Scottish students who return to school will usually take Highers
in S5 and then more highers, or Advanced highers (the equivalent of first year university courses) in S6. Grades are A, B and C with an A being divided into Band 1 and Band 2.
(or pre-school). Grade 10 is a part of secondary school, and in most parts of the USA, it is the second year of high school, with 9th then 10th 11th and 12th grade. People who do not complete the grade, for the required coursework
, have been re-entered into 10th grade during the next school year, although summer school
is often taken to complete the prior courses. This is usually when children would leave compulsory education.
The term high school is often used to mean senior high school and distinguished from junior high school. Starting in ninth grade and ending in twelfth grade, grades are used in determining a students GPA (in the U.S.), and become part of a student's official transcript. Therefore, students obtain much more control of their education and often may even choose their core classes.
In the U.S. curriculum
for mathematics
, tenth graders are usually taught Algebra II or Geometry
. Occasionally, Trigonometry
, Precalculus
, or higher classes, are offered for students who wish to take Advanced Placement math classes in later years of high school. In the U.S. curriculum
for literature
, students have already begun to familiarize themselves with notable authors such as Shakespeare, while some Advanced Placement programs emphasize the work of author J.D. Salinger, for example, and his Catcher in the Rye, putting a major emphasis on literary terms and getting to know themes such as alienation
.
In the U.S. curriculum for social studies
, tenth grade students are taught recent World History
. In some districts, Advanced Placement coursework, such as geography, European history, or World Studies, is first made available to students in this grade.
This grade is normally followed by eleventh grade
, although some U.S. 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.
year. The word sophomore is ultimately from the Greek word "sophia", meaning wisdom or knowledge. It is listed as a North American English term by the Oxford English Dictionary http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dict&freesearch=sophomore&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact and it means little to the majority of English speakers outside the U.S.A.
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.
Australia
Tenth grade, for most Australian states is in the middle of a student's high school education. However, in the Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, it is the first year of senior school, after high school. For more information on Australia's education system, see: Education in Australia
Education in Australia
Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Each state or territory government provides funding and regulates the public and private schools within its governing area. The federal government helps fund the public universities, but is not involved in setting...
.
France
The tenth year of schooling in France is known as the Seconde, so called because it is the second last in secondary educationSecondary 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...
.
It is the first year of High School ("Lycée")
India
The tenth grade, known as Standard X (Std. X) is very important in India. After the completion of class 10, the student is required to sit for national board examsIndian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
or state board exams
Secondary School Certificate
The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
, wherein question papers are prepared and answer sheets are checked by a central institution to which the school is affiliated. The percentage scored in Class X decides what a student can opt for in Class XI (Science/ Commerce/ Arts). The Grade gains even more importance as in many parts of India the number of seats for Class XI is generally lower than the number of students who pass out Standard X.
Upon completion of class 12, students are then required to sit for the entrance examinations for their chosen course of study and university (see 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...
, India) or to the universities through the AIPMT, IIT-JEE, AIEEE, etc.
In a controversial move, the Union Government abolished the Std X examinations from 2011 onwards.
The CBSE board also introduced a new system of evaluation called CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation).
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 4th year of 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...
, also known as Transition Year
Transition Year
Transition Year is an optional one-year school programme that can be taken in the year after the Junior Certificate in Ireland and is intended to make the senior cycle a three year programme encompassing both Transition Year and Leaving Certificate...
. It can also be 5th year in schools without a Transition Year.
Israel
In IsraelEducation in Israel
Education in Israel refers to the comprehensive education system of Israel. Expenditure on education accounts for approximately 10% of GDP, and most schools are subsidized by the state.-Educational tracks:...
, the tenth grade is the first year of the high school, which lasts three years (high school is called Tichon), except in some cities (such as Ramat Gan and Giv'atayim
Giv'atayim
Giv'atayim is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. It has a population of 53,000....
), where elementary school ends at 8th Grade and High School starts at 9th Grade.
Italy
In Italy, the tenth grade is the second year of the high school (which is called Scuola media superiore or Scuola secondaria di secondo grado). High school in Italy lasts five years.Mexico
In 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 tenth grade is the beginning of the high school, which lasts only three years. Similar to Israel's education system. Tenth graders are normally aged 15–16.
Pakistan
Grade ten is the final year of high school 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...
; it is an important year level as it here that matriculation
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
examinations occur after which students can qualify for grades eleven and twelve in college. Successful completion of college allows eligibility for entrance into universities and higher education.
Spain
In SpainEducation in Spain
The current system of education in Spain is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region....
, the tenth grade is the fourth year of ESO (Educación Secundaria Obligatoria - Obligatory Secondary Education), which has been in force since the promulgation of LOGSE in the middle of 1990s. Fourth ESO is also the last year of Obligatory Education.
Sweden
In Sweden, the tenth to twelfth grades are taken at a certain type of school called 'Gymnasiet'. After ninth grade, Swedish children end their compulsory schooling, and therefore these schools are significantly divided in terms of abilities and career aims.For these higher schools there are then a few options, so as to where you want to go:
- Choose a school that is specialized for the job you wish to take. At these schools only classes relevant to the classification of the school are taught, along with language and math skills. Some schools are very hard to get accepted into, but it depends on which classification you are seeking.
- The schools can have very specific aims. There are widely oriented schools such as General Arts, but also very specific schools, such as Equestrian.
- If you fail your exams at the end of ninth grade, or pass with low results, you can choose (or are recommended) to enter a school that aims only to get your skills to a proficient level for everyday life. As some of these students gain knowledge, they may be offered to move into a general class (see below).
- Students that pass with average marks, or that perhaps do not yet have any specific career aspirations, can choose to move into a general school. The subjects taught here, and the everyday systems, are very similar to the systems from seventh grade to ninth grade. As these students advance, or show excellence in a particular area, they may be offered to apply for entry into a specialized school.
United Kingdom
For education 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...
, this is known as Year 11, which is the final year of compulsory education in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. For education in Northern Ireland
Education 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...
, this is called Year 12. A general education certificate will be awarded if the pupils sit the end of year examinations, called GCSEs. In Year 11, students take their GCSEs in approximately 10 subjects. With grades ranging from A* (90%) to U (ungraded), these exams are vital for getting employment or university places. GCSEs are taken in May and June. Pupils may then go on to sit 'A' Levels
In Scotland
Education 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...
, tenth grade is called S4 (secondary school, 4th year).
At the end of S4, students normally sit examinations in 8 Standard Grade
Standard Grade
Standard Grades are Scotland's educational qualifications for students aged around 14 to 16 years, which are due to be fully replaced in 2014 when Scottish Qualifications Authority's Higher Still system becomes the main qualifications as part of the major shake up of Scotland's education system as...
subjects,which have been taken over 2 years. Standard grade examinations come in three levels of difficulty: Credit, General and Foundation and are sat during May. Scots pupils may choose to leave at the end of S4 provided they have reached the age of 16 by 30 September that year. Those who wish to leave, but will not meet the September deadline, may do so provided that they have either secured an apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
or a placement in a college (U.S. community college) designed for Christmas Leavers.
Those Scottish students who return to school will usually take Highers
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...
in S5 and then more highers, or Advanced highers (the equivalent of first year university courses) in S6. Grades are A, B and C with an A being divided into Band 1 and Band 2.
North America
The tenth grade is the tenth school year after kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
(or pre-school). Grade 10 is a part of secondary school, and in most parts of the USA, it is the second year of high school, with 9th then 10th 11th and 12th grade. People who do not complete the grade, for the required 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...
, have been re-entered into 10th grade during the next school year, although summer school
Summer school
Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation....
is often taken to complete the prior courses. This is usually when children would leave compulsory education.
The term high school is often used to mean senior high school and distinguished from junior high school. Starting in ninth grade and ending in twelfth grade, grades are used in determining a students GPA (in the U.S.), and become part of a student's official transcript. Therefore, students obtain much more control of their education and often may even choose their core classes.
In the U.S. 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...
for 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...
, tenth graders are usually taught Algebra II or 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 ....
. Occasionally, 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...
, Precalculus
Precalculus
In American mathematics education, precalculus , an advanced form of secondary school algebra, is a foundational mathematical discipline. It is also called Introduction to Analysis. In many schools, precalculus is actually two separate courses: Algebra and Trigonometry...
, or higher classes, are offered for students who wish to take Advanced Placement math classes in later years of high school. In the U.S. 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...
for literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, students have already begun to familiarize themselves with notable authors such as Shakespeare, while some Advanced Placement programs emphasize the work of author J.D. Salinger, for example, and his Catcher in the Rye, putting a major emphasis on literary terms and getting to know themes such as alienation
Social alienation
The term social alienation has many discipline-specific uses; Roberts notes how even within the social sciences, it “is used to refer both to a personal psychological state and to a type of social relationship”...
.
In the U.S. curriculum for 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...
, tenth grade students are taught recent World History
World History
World History, Global History or Transnational history is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective...
. In some districts, Advanced Placement coursework, such as geography, European history, or World Studies, is first made available to students in this grade.
This grade is normally followed by eleventh grade
Eleventh grade
Eleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.-Brazil:...
, although some U.S. 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.
Sophomore
In the U.S., tenth grade is also known as sophomoreSophomore
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...
year. The word sophomore is ultimately from the Greek word "sophia", meaning wisdom or knowledge. It is listed as a North American English term by the Oxford English Dictionary http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dict&freesearch=sophomore&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact and it means little to the majority of English speakers outside the U.S.A.
See also
- Ninth gradeNinth gradeNinth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
- Eleventh gradeEleventh gradeEleventh Grade is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16 or 17 years of age, depending on the country and the students' birthdays.-Brazil:...
- Twelfth gradeTwelfth gradeTwelfth 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...