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| '''Fifth Year''' refers to the fifth year of schooling in ]s in ] and ]. It was also the traditional term for the same year group in ], until about 1990 when most schools replaced it with Year Eleven. | '''Fifth Year''' refers to the fifth year of schooling in ]s in ] and the ]. It was also the traditional term for the same year group in ], until about 1990 when most schools replaced it with Year Eleven. | ||
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| Fifth Year is commonly known to be the most stressful school year in the Scottish education system due to the great increase in difficulty of the courses being taken as well as the increase the amount of work required to be completed. | Fifth Year is commonly known to be the most stressful school year in the Scottish education system due to the great increase in difficulty of the courses being taken as well as the increase the amount of work required to be completed. | ||
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| Fifth year is the first mandatory year of the ] cycle. It is sometimes precluded by the optional ]. Most pupils are 17 or 18 years of age by the end of their Fifth Year. Many secondary schools have Summer exams at the end of Fifth Year to test the student on what they have learned throughout the year. Fifth year requires students to work more independently and requires more responsibility than in the Junior Certificate cycle. | Fifth year is the first mandatory year of the ] cycle. It is sometimes precluded by the optional ]. Most pupils are 17 or 18 years of age by the end of their Fifth Year. Many secondary schools have Summer exams at the end of Fifth Year to test the student on what they have learned throughout the year. Fifth year requires students to work more independently and requires more responsibility than in the Junior Certificate cycle. | ||
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Fifth Year refers to the fifth year of schooling in secondary schools in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. It was also the traditional term for the same year group in England, until about 1990 when most schools replaced it with Year Eleven.
Scotland
In Scotland this is also known as S5. During this year pupils will generally sit Higher exams, essential for entry to a Scottish university. Other exams that can be taken are Intermediate 1's and Intermediate 2's. Fifth Year is now an "optional" year which pupils choose to remain at school to be part of unless the student would enter the fifth year at an age less than 16 in which case they are required to stay on until the end of the winter term. Most pupils are 16 or 17 years of age by the end of their Fifth Year.
Fifth Year is commonly known to be the most stressful school year in the Scottish education system due to the great increase in difficulty of the courses being taken as well as the increase the amount of work required to be completed.
Republic of Ireland
Fifth year is the first mandatory year of the Leaving Certificate cycle. It is sometimes precluded by the optional Transition Year. Most pupils are 17 or 18 years of age by the end of their Fifth Year. Many secondary schools have Summer exams at the end of Fifth Year to test the student on what they have learned throughout the year. Fifth year requires students to work more independently and requires more responsibility than in the Junior Certificate cycle.
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