eleventh grader
A straightforward US educational term for a student in the eleventh grade — typically aged 16 to 17, equivalent to Year 12 in England or Fifth Year in Scotland.
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A straightforward US educational term for a student in the eleventh grade — typically aged 16 to 17, equivalent to Year 12 in England or Fifth Year in Scotland. Used in American school systems, journalism covering education, and everyday conversation about high school students.
She was an eleventh grader who had already scored high enough on the SAT to skip the retake.
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(US, education) A pupil who is in eleventh grade.
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