to cheat = to act in a dishonest way to gain an advantage in an exam / to misbehave = to behave badly

high school (AmE) / secondary school (BrE)

pass = be successful / fail = not be successful

graduate = a person who has a university degree / student = a person who studies at university or college

term = 3 month period / semester = 6 month period

creche (IrishE) nursery (BrE) / kindergarten (AmE)

be punished = be made to suffer for doing something bad or wrong / be expelled = to officially have to leave school because you've done something wrong

History = a subject at school/university where you study past events / a story = a description of events invented by a writer in order to entertain

pupil = primary school / student = secondary or further education

head teacher = in charge of school / teacher = teaches in any school (not university > professor)