Historical Names Given To Yeargroups in The German Gymnasium
When primary school ended with the fourth grade and pupils left German basic secondary schools (Volksschule/Hauptschule or Realschule) at the end of the ninth or tenth grade, the gymnasium used special terms for its grade levels:
| School year | Year in gymnasium |
|---|---|
| Fifth | Sexta |
| Sixth | Quinta |
| Seventh | Quarta |
| Eighth | Untertertia (lower Tertia) |
| Ninth | Obertertia (upper Tertia) |
| Tenth | Untersekunda (lower Secunda) |
| Eleventh | Obersekunda (upper Secunda) |
| Twelfth | Unterprima (lower Prima) |
| Thirteenth | Oberprima (upper Prima) |
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