A class in
Bali
, Indonesia, in 2017
A
class
in
education
has a variety of related meanings.
It can be the group of students which attends a specific
course
or
lesson
at a
university
,
school
, or other
educational
institution, see
Form (education)
.
It can refer to a
course
itself, for example, a class in Shakespearean drama.
It can be the group of students at the same level in an institution: the freshman class; or the group of students which matriculates to or graduates from the institution at the same time: the Class of 2005. The term can be used in a slightly more general context, such as "the graduating class." Some schools have
class reunions
, where members of a certain graduating class have the opportunity to meet again, and socialize with each other.
It can also refer to the
classroom
, in the building or venue where such a lesson is conducted.
In some countries' educational systems (such as
Taiwan
's), it can refer to a subdivision of the students in an academic department, consisting of a cohort of students of the same academic level. For example, a department's sophomores may be divided into three classes.
In countries such as the
Republic of Ireland
,
India
,
Poland
,
Germany
,
Russia
, and in the past,
Sweden
, the word can mean a
grade
: 1st class is ages 4?5, 2nd class is ages 6?7, 3rd class is ages 8?9, 4th class is ages 9?10, 5th class is ages 10?11, 6th class is ages 11?12,
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and 9th class is ages 14?15, class 10 is ages 15?16 and class 12th is ages 17?18.
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