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In some secondary schools in India, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Sierra Leone and Trinidad and Tobago the sixth and seventh years are called Lower and Upper Sixth respectively. In Nepal, it's called "10+2".
In 2009, Malaysia, which previously used Tingkatan Enam Bawah dan Atas (Lower and Upper Sixth), switched to Pra-Universiti 1 (Pre-University 1, replacing Lower Sixth) and Pra-Universiti 2 (Pre-University 2, replacing Upper Sixth) to reflect that the sixth and seventh years prepare students for university.
Similarly, the term sixth form is also used to define the final two years of education before entering the University in Malta.
In Singapore, however, the equivalent of a sixth form college would be called a junior college where pupils take their Cambridge GCE 'A' Levels after 2 years.
In some American college preparatory schools, such as Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Kent School, The Church Farm School, The Haverford School, Portsmouth Abbey School, and more, sixth form refers to the final year of education prior to college. It is the equivalent of twelfth grade in the U.S. education system.
In New Zealand, under the old system of Forms, Standards and Juniors, sixth form was the equivalent of Year 12 in today's system.
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