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		smorrow on Jan 26, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, just a powe... What do you mean "hold-over"? In NI we still say "first year" through "fifth year". Is that not done in Britain?

esskay on Jan 26, 2025 | [–]

Typically no. In secondary school its just said as "Year 7", "Year 8" etc to 11, then Sixth Form.

_tbl6 on Jan 26, 2025 | [–]

I'm also from NI, our school officially used year 8 to year 14, but everyone knew both ways around and just switched between them.

Edit: I should clarify I'm currently in uni so this was fairly recent.

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