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Hm, I'm not too sure, I know it works like that in England, but I know the educational systems vary in the other countries.

- im tired

I see no point in keeping you in until 18/19 like they do here. They openly admit that the last year is, outside of exams, nearly pointless. Really encourages you to show up! But meh, I hope I can do it like my brother and have my day end at 1:30. Though I'd need a car and I don't believe my mother would let me user hers.

Blimey, 18/19 there? I'd be in school for another year then!

Adsolution wrote:Depending on the school wouldn't make any sense. It's a provincial/state/country system.

Master wrote:Hm, your secondary school lasts 'til you're 17/18? Interesting, ours lasts 'til 15/16.

Doesn't secondary school last until you're 15/16 only in the UK? As far as I'm aware, nearly every other country has you in it for two years longer.

In Ireland, it depends on the age you start in combination with whether or not you opt into the optional "Transition Year". I did opt into this, and as a result, didn't finish school until I was 18 (though had my last Parent/Teacher Meeting when I was 17).

From talking to some online friends, I gather that some other European countries may have a similar way of doing things.

Hm, I started school when I was 4, so I'm in the younger half, School here starts at age 4/5, and goes on 'til 15/16, as mentioned earlier.
What's this "transitional year" Brawler?

- I stayed in my bed for like 3 hours doing absolutely nothing.
+ Had no school today because of a snowstorm that now turned into freezing rain.

Master wrote:Hm, I started school when I was 4, so I'm in the younger half, School here starts at age 4/5, and goes on 'til 15/16, as mentioned earlier.
What's this "transitional year" Brawler?

You started when you were 4? Thats cool. Many people are in Kindergarten when 4.

I was in Nursery when I was 3, that's pretty much Kindergarten, which sounds German.

The place I lived sort of doubled as a Kindergarten when I was four, and then after I moved out of there I went to a different Kindergarten when I was five, then moved on to first grade at age six, the normal first-grade entry year.

+ I discovered that XEBRA actually does have save states!
- I feel like an idiot for not knowing that until now.

technology4617 wrote:+ I discovered that XEBRA actually does have save states!

Tell me how please.

ZeptoRay wrote:- I stayed in my bed for like 3 hours doing absolutely nothing.

Pfff it's the most fun thing in life to do sometimes.

ZeptoRay wrote:+ Had no school today because of a snowstorm that now turned into freezing rain.

Hooray!

OldClassicGamer wrote:Tell me how please.

File>Save>Running Image

+ still going at 22:00 nearly now
- Definitely going to feel this in the morning.

My school cycle:

Primary School (I went to two different ones): 8 years
Secondary School: 6 years (including Transition Year)
College: Currently enrolled

I started Primary School when I was four.

What's this "transitional year" Brawler?

A completely optional year that mainly exists for people who may be a bit young coming out of school without it. You don't do normal curriculam work (over in Ireland, 1st-3rd Year is the Junior Certificate Course, and 5th-6th Year is the Leaving Certificate Course, or a variant of it, depending on who you are. Transition Year is the 4th Year). You basically get to do all kinds of things, and generally expand your interests and skills, and you get to go on many trips (for example, I went to Strasbourg and went to the European Parliament for an "EU Student Parliament" Day. I also climbed Croagh Patrick, the highest mountain in Ireland, as part of the end of year trip). You also go and do work experience for two weeks.

Hm, so it's like a gap year for younger 'uns, in a way, except with premade activities, interesting.

My school cycle:
Age 3: Nursery/Kindergarden
Age 4-10: Primary School
Age 10-15: High/Secondary School
Age 16-17: College
Age 17+ If all goes well, to Uni I shall be

technology4617 wrote:

OldClassicGamer wrote:Tell me how please.

File>Save>Running Image

Cool discovery.

Some might say TY is insane because you are basically extending your secondary school life by a year, but I learned a lot of things and found some new interests as a result of it. Photography and Drama are the two things I most noticeably took with me.

Hm, I think it's good to dabble, one thing I'm glad they did with us, is that they had a bunch of many other fields for us to go through in addition to the core Maths, Science and English. Music, Art, Drama, History and Geography are all subjects I've been able to dabble in before we had to specialise in Year 9 (age 13 for me).