Middle school

The senior high school is optional but considered as critical preparation for tertiary education.

Other students may bypass the exam, based on their distinctive talents, like athletics, leadership merits or excellent coursework performance in junior stage.

Secundaria básica (basic secondary, seventh through ninth grades) is the approximate equivalent of middle school in Cuba.

In Cyprus, the equivalent period to middle school is called γυμνάσιο (gymnasio 'gymnasium'), which caters to children between the ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade.

[citation needed] All other types of high schools except gymnasiums and conservatories (e.g. lyceums) accept only students that finished Grade 9.

[6] The 4th and last level of educación general básica (ages 12–14) is roughly equivalent to middle school.

Upon completion of the latter, students are awarded a brevet des collèges if they obtain a certain number of points on a series of tests in various subjects (French, history/geography, mathematics, physics/chemistry), but also on a series of skills completed during the last year and on oral examinations (e.g. about cross-subject topics on which they work during the final year of collège).

[7] In Georgia, the equivalent period to middle school covers ages 12 to 15, from the 7th grade to the 9th and guarantees basic educational degree certificate.

[9] In Greece, the equivalent period to middle school is called γυμνάσιο (gymnasio), which caters to children between the ages 12 and 15, i.e. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade.

[13] In most of the cities in Israel, middle school (Hebrew: חטיבת ביניים, Khativat Beynaiym) covers ages 12 to 15 (7th-9th grade).

Students ( formerly ) at the end of their lower secondary studies are required to sit for an examination called PT3 (Form 3.

[citation needed] [PT3 has been replaced by UASA (Ujian Akhir Semester Akademik)] In Mexico, the middle school system is called Secundaria and usually comprises three years, grades 7–9 (ages: 7: 12–13, 8: 13–14, 9: 14–15).

Gymnasium is the only level to teach Latin and Ancient Greek, as well as KCV, literally translated: classical cultural education.

Following a 2017 education reform the Polish middle school called gimnazjum was disbanded.

In the final year students would take a standardized test to evaluate their academic skills.

[20] In Portugal, the middle school is known as 2nd and 3rd cycles of basic education (2º e 3º ciclos do ensino básico).

At the end of the eighth grade (usually corresponding to age 14 or 15), students take a written exam that counts for 80% (before, it used to be 50%) of the average needed to enroll in high school.

In Saudi Arabia, middle school includes grade 7 through 9, consisting of students from ages 13 to 15.

Subjects, which middle school pupils take are: Somali, Arabic, English, Religion, Science, Geography, History, Math, Textiles, Art and Design, Physical Education (PE) (Football) and sometimes Music.

After ESO, students can continue their pre-university education attending to Bachillerato (eleventh and twelfth grade) or choose a Ciclo de Formación Profesional (an improved type of vocational school).

[26] In Tunisia and Morocco, a middle school includes grades 7 through 9, consisting of students from ages 12 to 15.

In Turkey, a middle school is called a ortaokul which includes grades 5 through 8, consisting of students from ages 10 to 14.

[31] Under current legislation, as also at the time of the Plowden report, all schools must be deemed either primary or secondary.

In Scotland, a similar system to the English one was trialled in Grangemouth middle schools, Falkirk between 1975 and 1987.

Junior high schools are educational institutions for students between the ages of 12 and 15 years and comprise grades seven to nine.

Jon Wiles, author of Developing Successful K–8 Schools: A Principal's Guide, said that "a major problem" for the original model was "the inclusion of the ninth grade", because of the lack of instructional flexibility, due to the requirement of having to earn high school credits in the ninth grade and that "the fully adolescent eighth grader in junior high school did not seem to belong with the students experiencing the onset of puberty".

In some institutions called "Technical Schools" there is an extra grade, for those who want to graduate as "Middle technician" in a certain area.

This education would allow them to be hired at a higher level, or get introduced more easily into a college career.

After finishing grade 9, students have to take the provincial graduating test, which includes sections on Mathematics, Literature and English.

Some public schools use graduating exam scores and student transcripts to make their decisions.