Ninth grade
[11] Students must sit compulsory school-leaving exams at the end of grade 9, and must also complete a mandatory project assignment during the year.
[11] After grade 9, students have the option of attending general or vocational upper secondary education for two or three years until they are around 19.
[14][15] In Germany, grade 9 (about age 15) is generally the last year of lower secondary school and the end of compulsory full-time education.
Qualifications gained in this year will determine the student's eligibility for academic or vocational upper secondary school.
[16] Following the National Education Policy 2020, ninth grade in India is the first year of high school (generally ages 14 to 15).
[17][18][19] The intention of the new policy for ninth and tenth grade is to encourage multidisciplinary study, with students having greater flexibility and choice of subjects.
[17][19] Schools are affiliated with various curriculum and education boards which set required subjects based on the national curriculum;[19] for example, students attending CBSE schools must take five compulsory subjects (English, Hindi, mathematics, social sciences and science) and may take up to four electives.
[22] Under the Constitution of Kuwait, all Kuwaitis are entitled to a free education until the end of secondary school, but a large percentage of the population is non-Kuwaiti and not covered by this requirement.
Schooling up to ninth grade became compulsory in 1992, although as of 2019[update] some areas (particularly rural and indigenous communities) still have low participation rates.
[26] Education up to tenth grade is mandatory for Norwegian students, and courses must align with the national curriculum.
[30] The country's constitution provides for free and compulsory education up to grade 10 (age 16), but in practice only around 30% of children attend high school.
Generally the electives will be chosen from one of three different specialised streams: humanities (e.g. geography, economics), science (e.g. biology, chemistry) or technical subjects (e.g.
[29] At a technical school, students typically obtain a vocational diploma after sitting exams at the end of tenth grade, in subjects including English, a Pakistani language, Islamic studies, physics, mathematics, technical drawing and theory, and practical training for their chosen profession.
[41] At the end of the ninth grade, students must take national final exams (Provas finais nacionais).
[45][46] At the end of ninth grade, students must sit national exams in Swedish, mathematics, English and sciences.
[47] After completing 9th grade, students can attend non-compulsory upper secondary school (gymnasium) or take another form of education such as a vocational program.
[46] Entrance requirements differ depending on programme but generally students will need to have passed at least their Swedish, mathematics and English exams.
Typically, ninth-graders will be required to earn a minimum number of credits, usually six or seven carnegie units or roughly five classes per year depending on state, in order to advance to tenth grade.
