Twelfth grade

A majority of students in Year 12 work toward getting an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank).

Up until the start of 2020 the OP (Overall Position, which applies only to students in the state of Queensland) was used.

[8] After completing 12th grade, they have to sit for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations.

Compulsory education ends after the twelfth grade, and it is completely optional for a student to continue into fourth-year.

The last year mainly focuses on preparing for the final exams, after which students should be ready to go to college or university.

In Year 13, students complete NCEA Level 3, which involves getting a certain number of 'credits' from different external exams and other internal assessments.

Students must gain 80 achieved credits or higher (20 of which are taken from Level 2) to pass the year.

[14] In the Philippines, Grade 12 or Ultimate Year is the final year of Senior High School and High School curriculum under the new K–12 that was first implemented on April 24, 2012, as part of the curriculum's 9-year implementation process from May 20, 2008, to June 5, 2017.

It is also the last year of high school, and the basic and compulsory education in the country before graduates choose to enter tertiary education (e.g. college or university, which are both used interchangeably), entrepreneurship, or employment.

Afterwards, Grade 12 students will take the last National Achievement Test called the Basic Education Exit Assessment, although this is not a requirement for graduation or college enrollment.

[19] After this age, students can leave education if they choose without necessarily completing year 13.

Between the ages of 16 and 18, students can either continue in full-time education (for example, at a sixth form college); start an apprenticeship or traineeship; or spend a minimum of 20 hours per week working or volunteering while in part-time education or training.

Sufficiently good marks in 5th year may be adequate for entry into higher education.