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This template is designed principally to expand one parameter- for example an American K-12 grade into grade, ages, and English year groups. It can work from grades, year groups and ages.
Usage
editSchool age refers to the pupils age at the start of the school year (in the UK 31 August)
{{School age|4}}
gives: Pre-K (age 4–5){{School age|8|informal=yes}}
gives: 3rd grade (age 9–10){{School age|8|plural=yes}}
gives: grade 3 (ages 9–10){{School age|13|plural=yes|yeargroup=true}}
gives: grade 8 (ages 13–14), year 9{{School age|13|plural=yes|yearform=true}}
gives: grade 8 (ages 13–14), third form{{School age|15|plural=yes|yearform=true|yeargroup=true}}
gives: grade 10 (ages 15–16), year 11, fifth form(group is fixed to precede form){{School age|17|yearform=true}}
gives: grade 11 (age 1–17), lower sixth
Parameters
editParameter | Explanation |
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plural | set to yes to print ages otherwise age ![]() |
informal | set to yes to print nth grade otherwise grade n ![]() |
yeargroup | set to true to append the British year system ![]() |
yearform | set to true to append the former British form system ![]() |