Education in Wales
Nowadays education in Wales differs slightly from the system used in
England. The statutory national key stage tests in Wales were, until 2000, the
same as in England and were managed by the School Curriculum and
Assessment Authority (SCAA). In 2000, the National Assembly for Wales
took responsibility for these tests in Wales, at which point they were
developed by test agencies on behalf of the Awdurdod Cymwysterau,
Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru (ACCAC), whilst the tests in England were
developed for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). In 2002,
the Welsh Assembly decided to cease the tests at Key Stage One. Instead,
optional teacher assessment materials were provided to schools in 2003 for
use in English, mathematics and Welsh . These had been adapted from
materials that had originally been developed by the National Foundation for
Educational Research (NFER) and the other test agencies to be used as
statutory assessment materials for 2003. At the end of 2003, the Daugherty
Report was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly to undertake a review of
the country's assessment procedures. The interim report by the committee was
perceived by the media as supporting a complete abolishment of the
assessments at key stages two and three.
The school Years in England and Wales
In general, the cut-off point for ages is the end of August, so all
children must be of a particular age on the 1st of September in order to begin
class that month.
Primary Education
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Infant School or Primary School
Reception, age 4 to 5
Year 1, age 5 to 6
Year 2, age 6 to 7 (KS1 National Curriculum Tests - England only)
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Junior School or Primary School
Year 3, age 7 to 8
Year 4, age 8 to 9
Year 5, age 9 to 10
Year 6, age 10 to 11 (Eleven plus exams in some areas of England,
Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests)
Secondary Education
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Middle School, High School or Secondary School
Year 7, old First Form, age 11 to 12
Year 8, old Second Form, age 12 to 13
Year 9, old Third Form, age 13 to 14 (Key Stage 3 National
Curriculum Tests, known as SATs (Standard Assessment Tests))
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Upper School or Secondary School
Year 10, old Fourth Form, age 14 to 15
Year 11, old Fifth Form, age 15 to 16 (old O Level examinations,
modern GCSE examinations)
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Upper School, Secondary School, or Sixth Form College
Year 12 or Lower Sixth, age 16 to 17 (AS-level examinations)
Year 13 or Upper Sixth, age 17 to 18 (A2-level examinations. Both
AS-levels and A2-levels count towards A-levels .)
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In some regions of England, pupils attend a Lower (Primary) School
before going to, a Middle School between 8 and 12 or, more commonly 9 and
13, and then a High School or Upper School. Other, more vocational
qualifications offered including GNVQs and BTECs
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