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In the UK, children typically attend secondary school between the ages of 11 and 16.
True
Comprehensive schools only accept students with very high academic abilities.
False
In Scotland, secondary schools are referred to as grammar schools.
False
At age 14, students choose the subjects they wish to study for their national exams.
True
All students are required to study English and maths at GCSE level.
True
Students can only choose traditional subjects like languages and sciences for their additional exams.
False
The school year in England and Wales runs from September to July.
True
In Northern Ireland, the school year ends in July.
False
Short holidays occur in the middle of each term throughout the UK.
True
The summer holiday is generally six weeks long in Northern Ireland.
False
The average school day at a secondary school is from 8.45 am to 3.30 pm.
True
British secondary school students are rarely required to wear a uniform.
False
Students typically enter the sixth form when they are 17 years old.
True
In Scotland, the exams taken in the second year of the final stage are called Advanced Highers.
True
In the rest of the UK, students study four subjects at A level in their first year of sixth form.
False
Passing high-level exams at age 17 and 18 is necessary for university entrance.
True
