<P> In Australia, Year 7 is usually the eighth year of compulsory education . Although there are slight variations between the states, most children in Year 7 are aged from twelve to thirteen . Children in Year 7 start High School, Secondary School or Secondary Colleges, or finish Primary School . </P> <P> In New Zealand, Year 7 is the seventh year of compulsory education . Children entering Year 7 are generally aged between 10.5 and 12 . Year 7 pupils are educated in full primary schools, intermediate schools, and in some areas area schools or combined intermediate and secondary schools . </P> <P> In schools in England and Wales, Year 7 is the seventh full year of compulsory education after Reception, with children being admitted who are aged 11 before 1 September in any given academic year . It is the first year group in Key Stage 3 in which the Secondary National Curriculum is taught . and marks the beginning of secondary education . </P> <P> Year 7 follows Year 6, the last year of primary school education . </P>

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