Third year, also known as S3, is the third year of schooling in Scottish secondary schools, and is roughly equivalent to Year 10 in England and Wales and Year 11 in Northern Ireland. Most pupils are 14 or 15 years old at the end of S3. It is in this year that pupils start their Standard Grade courses. As of 2013, S3 pupils continue the Curriculum for Excellence courses that they started in S2: National 3, 4 and 5, depending on what level they are.
Third year was also the traditional English term for the secondary school year group covering the ages 13-14, when a pupil was normally in the third year of their secondary education, though in some areas they were actually in their second year at secondary school (having transferred there at 12 instead of 11) and at schools with an entry age of 13 it was the first year of secondary school. However, this year group has largely been known as Year 9 since September 1990.
The term can also refer to the third year of a university course.
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