sixth form
The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18…The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18 years of age prepare for their A-level examinations or equivalent qualifications.
» Tom is a sixth form student.
Том старшокласник.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18 years of age prepare for their A-level examinations or equivalent qualifications.
Oberstufe, Sekundarstufe II
(countable, uncountable)A sixth form college.
Examples
6 sentencesTom is a sixth form student.
Том старшокласник.
He and I are both in sixth form.
Ми з ним обидва у старших класах.
deEr und ich, wir sind beide in der gymnasialen Oberstufe.
I'm in the sixth form.
deIch bin in der Oberstufe.
Teresa doesn't get the bus to sixth-form college any more.
deTeresa fährt nicht mehr mit dem Bus zum Sixth-form college.
Some punster had scrawled the word 'mass' at the top of the poster advertising the sixth form's debating society.
deIrgendein Witzbold hatte das Wort „Gottesdienst“ oben auf das Plakat gekritzelt, das zur Debattier-AG der Oberstufe einlud.
Translations
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Origin
Earlier educational naming conventions in public schools termed every two years of educatiEarlier educational naming conventions in public schools termed every two years of education "forms" (itself sometimes said to be from form (“bench”), where students of certain ages would sit together, though disputed, or alternatively from form (“established method of expression or practice”)), where Years 12 and 13 (i.e. ages 16 to 18) was the "sixth" and final form. State schools adopted the term "sixth form" and retained it when the rest of the form structure was dropped.
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Forms
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Word family
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