Used in Canada and the Philippines to refer to the tenth year of formal schooling — equivalent to tenth grade in standard American usage, typically attended by students aged 15-16. 'Grade ten' is the standard phrasing in these educational systems, as opposed to 'tenth grade' in American English.
She was finishing grade ten and already thinking about what she'd do after graduation.
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(Canada, Philippines) Tenth grade.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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