grade eight
Canadian and Philippine English term for the eighth year of formal schooling, typically attended by 13-to-14-year-olds.
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Canadian and Philippine English term for the eighth year of formal schooling, typically attended by 13-to-14-year-olds. In Canada, grade eight is usually the final year of middle school or junior high, marking the transition to high school — a significant social milestone. In American English the equivalent would simply be eighth grade. The Canadian and Philippine phrasing puts grade first, a small but consistent grammatical difference from the US standard.
She still remembered the chaos of grade eight when everyone seemed to switch friend groups overnight.
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(Canada, Philippines) Eighth grade.
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