Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year 10 are aged between fifteen and sixteen.
[1] Until 2011, students that completed Year 10 in New South Wales would obtain their School Certificate.
It is the first year of key stage 4 in which the secondary National Curriculum is taught and most GCSE courses are begun.
In some areas of England, with three-tier education it is the second- or third-year group of Secondary school.
Traditionally it would be the year that pupils start their Standard Grade courses.
At the end of S3, pupils usually choose subjects in which they will work on in their Fourth year to sit National 3, 4 or 5.
Standard Grade courses are no longer taught in Scottish secondary schools.
It is also known as Matriculation and makes the students eligible for attending Pre-University Certificate course (or popularly called PUC or class 12th) which in turn will make them eligible to attend college.