Senior (education)

In the United States education, a senior is a student in the fourth year of study, either in high school or college/university.

Senior year is when most students take college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) and actually apply to college/university.

This is due to the assumption that colleges and universities place greater emphasis on a student's performance during junior year when making admission decisions, and that poor academic performance during senior year won't matter because the senior will already have been admitted to college at the time of graduation.

Alternatively, senior year is when students decide to pursue a trade and enroll in a relevant school or program rather than attending college/university.

All students complete 4 core cross-cutting subjects: English language, General Mathematics, Civic Education and Trade/Entrepreneurship.