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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is Year 10 the same as Grade 10?

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s the same as 十年级 if that helps.

[–] msage@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago

It did, thank you so much.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

How many bees ia that?

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My favorite is when Brits stay stuff like "entering sixth form". Makes them sound like transformers or Pokemon or some other epic transformation.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It's the shift from compulsory education to elective. You're now in school because you want to be, not because you have to be. The attitude of teachers changes a lot.

In my school, it also shifted from a school uniform to "business". It felt like an epic transformation.

[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Google tells me there's a difference of 1 due to the US calling year 1 kindergarten so year 10 is grade 9.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's all surprising to me. I did not know there were formals at that age. I thought they were a grad thing.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It depends on the region, in my area of the US we had a Ring Ceremony formal in 10th grade for people getting their rings. Then Junior Prom in 11, and Senior Prom in 12th.

I sorta remember a "homecoming" formal also but can't remember where that fit in.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, I don't mean to sound stupid, but what is the ring for? Like a purity ring? Class ring?

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Class Ring sorry should have been more clear.

Only extremist christian private schools do things like "purity" rings.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

Ok. I sort of remember class rings but in these parts you got them at graduation. No graduation, no ring.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Homecoming is in the fall during football season.