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minus-squaresunglocto@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoNot legally, but some of them do. You need to be in some form of education until you turn 18
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s probably a vernacular thing then. In the US, 16-18 is “secondary education” and college is considered “higher education”
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIn the UK, secondary education is 11-16, further education is 16-18 and higher education is after that. When I was in secondary education you could leave at 16.
minus-squaretheo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoBut to confuse things even more, colleges are places to go from 16, not to be confused with sixth-forms which do much the same thing, but are attached to secondary education schools.
Not legally, but some of them do. You need to be in some form of education until you turn 18
It’s probably a vernacular thing then. In the US, 16-18 is “secondary education” and college is considered “higher education”
In the UK, secondary education is 11-16, further education is 16-18 and higher education is after that.
When I was in secondary education you could leave at 16.
But to confuse things even more, colleges are places to go from 16, not to be confused with sixth-forms which do much the same thing, but are attached to secondary education schools.