Sekundarstufe II

English translation: high school college preparatory track, junior and senior years

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German term or phrase:	Sekundarstufe II
English translation:	high school college preparatory track, junior and senior years
Entered by:	Erik Macki

04:44 Apr 2, 2002

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German term or phrase: Sekundarstufe II

Sekundarstufe II: the dictionaries give "sixth form" as a British equivalent, but I need a good American or Canadian equivalent.

Erik Macki KudoZ activity Questions: 80 (none open) Answers: 282
Local time: 21:12

college prep

Explanation:
absolutely an American equivalent, perhaps a little colloquial

Selected response from:

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 06:12

Grading comment

Thanks. -Erik
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

Reply to comment above

Karin Walker (X)

4 +1

college prep

Henk Peelen

senior year

Dr. Fred Thomson

5 -2

GCSE=General Certificate of Secondary Education

Steffen Pollex (X)

Answers

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

college prep

Explanation:
absolutely an American equivalent, perhaps a little colloquial

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 16

Grading comment

Thanks. -Erik

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

GCSE=General Certificate of Secondary Education

Explanation:
I think it's not about the education itself but the paper stating the bqualification. The same question appeared some two days ago just the other way around (ENG-GER)

Reference: http://www.acronymfinder.com

Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of:

German,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 503

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Mary Worby: GCSEs are specific qualifications taken in the UK at the age of 16. You cannot claim to have qualifications you don't have (apart from which, I'm not sure it's even the right age bracket here) (-:

49 mins

-> What do you mean by: "You cannot claim to have qualifications you don't have"?

disagree

Karin Walker (X): Mary is right - a) GCSEs are UK-specific; b) the age bracket is slightly higher. See www.dfg.fr.bw.schule.de/Schulorganisation.htm for details. As US high school finishes at around age 17, I don't think Erik will find a direct equivalent.

54 mins

-> OK, I didn't pay attention that it should be US specific. But what's the point in the age, 16 or 17?

disagree

Alev Ellington: Mary and Karin are right.

8 hrs

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Reply to comment above

Explanation:
The point Mary was trying to make (I think) is that using the term "GCSE" plants it firmly in the UK and cannot be applied to any person who has not undergone that examination. So for Erik's presumed purposes, that term would have been quite unsuitable.

According to this website, the age bracket for Sek. II is 17/18 to 19/20 - forms 11, 12 and 13 in a German "Gymnasium". At that age, US high school kids have already left for college/university which I why I doubt that there is an equivalent. Sek. II is the level up from Sek. I, which covers secondary school education from forms 5-10 (as in the "Realschule"). This is in line from what I know about the German school system, being a product of it myself.

Sorry to plonk this drivel here as an answer.

Karin Walker (X)
Germany
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 119

8 hrs confidence:

senior year

Explanation:
senior year of high school. Upon completion of high school a young person may enter college or university.
One receives a diploma upon completion of the senior year. This diploma is often not enough to get into certain universities. One is admitted only if the grades were hih enough.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5861

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