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Sixth grade (called Grade 6 in some regions) is a year of education in many nations.
Asia
In Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Sixth grade is called Class 6.
Singapore
In Singapore, the equivalent is Primary 5 or Primary 6, as the Singapore academic year starts in January, unlike in Europe, Canada, and the United States where it starts in September.
Average students start learning Algebra, Statistics/Data Analysis. For English, students learn English grammar. For Science classes, students learn about Biology, Chemistry and Physics as diverging branches of Science.
Advanced students in "special classes", known as SAP,or start learning Trigonometry and Advanced Algebra. For English, students start learning to write short stories, exploration of Shakespeare, etc. For Science classes, students learn about agricultural contamination, industrial pollution and the origin of species (evolution). In Forensics, students begin learning about the different types of evidence and fundamental ballistics, as well as other diverging branches of Forensics.
Gifted Education Programme (GEP) students start learning the History of Mathematics, and Applications of Complex Algebra and Trigonometry in industrial circumstances. For English, GEP students start to learn writing their own novels, poetry and documentaries. For Science classes, students are encouraged to develop their own software applications such as iPhone apps. GEP students also learn about the origin of the Empiricism in Science with the advent of European Enlightenment.
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Europe
Finland
In Finland, equivalent is grade 6 (ages 11–12).
Ireland
In Republic of Ireland, the equivalent is 6th Class or Rang a sé which is the eighth and final year of Primary School.
Malta
In Malta, 6th grade is equivalent to Form 1 age of 11-12. This is the first year where students have different teachers for each subject but most schools have the same classroom for most of the subjects(such as Mathematics, English, Italian, French, science, Maltese etc.). This is the first year of secondary school.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands its equivalent is "groep 8", the 8th year of elementary school.
United Kingdom
Its English and Welsh equivalent is Year 7, the first year of secondary school. Its Northern Irish equivalent is First Form or Year 8, which is also the first year of secondary school. The Scottish equivalent is Primary 7, which is the last year of Primary school.
France
In France, it would correspond to 6ème (6 years before end of high school) which is the first year of middle school.
North America
Canada
In Canada, they start sexual education. Learning about puberty helping them later in life. Also lightly learning about drugs, bullying/ cyber-bullying. In some parts of Ontario students are in a program specifically for drugs and types of bullying. This program is named V.I.P. (V.values; I. influences; P. peers). Grade 6 students in Ontario do a provincial test EQAO. For students in French immersion their whole test is written in English. Where in Third grade their math portion was in French. In many schools, children are either beginning middle school or their last year of elementary school.
United States
The sixth grade is the sixth school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 11 – 12 years old.
Traditionally, sixth grade is the final year of elementary school, but increasingly it is becoming the first year of middle school.[citation needed]
Students usually have different teachers for each subject, normally with 5 subjects which should include social studies, math, science, reading, and writing. Sometimes reading and writing are combined to form language arts. Grade 6 also usually means having a locker in these countries.
- In mathematics, students learn about Fractions and decimals. Exponents are also generally introduced, and students learn about the properties of circles and polygons, and the measurement of angles in degrees. Pre-Algebra and Algebra I are taught in some schools, as honors courses.
- In science, students usually learn about life science, physical science, earth science. Students are introduced to scientific methodology, taxonomy, and ecology.
- In English, students usually learn about grammar and the different types of writing (e.g. poetry, narrative, book report, research report).
- In social studies, students learn about history from the formation of early humans and its ancestors to around the Fall of Rome.
Oceania
Australia
In Australia, Sixth grade is the last or second last year of Primary School, however in Australia it is more commonly called "Year 6".
New Zealand
In New Zealand, it is considered Year 7, the first year of intermediate school.
South America
Brazil
In Brazil, the age of the first year in elementary school was recently raised from 8 to 9 years. As such the minimum age required to enter the 6th grade was changed from 10 to 11 years old.