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Originally Posted by Yukinokesshou
It's university or junior college (American definition of college) right after high school. Most pupils finish high school at the age of 18, actually.
You have to remember that not everyone in the UK goes through a distinct "college" phase between secondary school and university. Sixth form used to be part of secondary school, and still is in (1) all or most independent schools, (2) state schools in many English counties, (3) Scotland, where it goes by a different name, and (4) several former British colonies including Hong Kong.
In many respects, the English sixth form (or college, if you insist) can be equated to the last two years of high school in Japan. In any case, A-levels are generally considered equivalent in level (though probably not difficulty!) to the last year of the Continental European lycée/liceum/liceo, which lasts for 3-years and is, in turn, roughly comparable to the Japanese high school.
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Ok, i stand corrected on the age high school is finished at + failing to remember about sixth forms
So what about education/school that comes before highschool and how many years are spent there?