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The school leaving age is the minimum age a person is legally allowed to cease attendance at an institute of compulsory secondary education. Most countries
School-leaving_age
Change in education policy
The raising of school leaving age (ROSLA) is an act brought into force when the legal age a child is allowed to leave compulsory education increases. In
Raising_of_school_leaving_age
raising of school leaving age is the term used by the United Kingdom government for changes of the age at which a person is allowed to leave its compulsory
Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales
Raising_of_school_leaving_age_in_England_and_Wales
widespread state-funded schools. By the 1880s education was compulsory for children aged 5 to 10, with the school leaving age progressively raised since
History of education in England
History_of_education_in_England
Index of articles associated with the same name
Retirement age School leaving age Smoking age, the minimum legal age to purchase cigarettes Suitable age and discretion Voting age, the minimum legal age to be
Legal_age
Time between childhood and adulthood
Henttonen I. et al. Bullying and psychiatric symptoms among elementary school-age children. Child Abuse Negl.1998;22:705–717. Haynie DL, Nansel TR, Eitel
Youth
Legal criterion for gambling
The gambling age is an aspect of gambling law — the minimum age at which one can legally gamble in a certain jurisdiction. In some countries, gambling
Gambling_age
Retrieved 8 August 2018. "School leaving age". Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2025. "School leaving age: Can you leave school at 16 and what are your options
Education_in_England
Schooling in-between primary and secondary schools
between primary school and secondary school. In Afghanistan, middle school includes grades 6, 7, and 8, consisting of students from ages 11 to 14. In Algeria
Middle_school
Education between primary and higher education
schools targeted at a leaving age of 18 as preparation for upper and upper-middle-class boys entering university, second-grade targeted at a leaving age
Secondary_education
media age verification laws by country School-leaving age Voting age Wikimedia Commons has media related to Age limitation. Adultism Ageism Age verification
List_of_age_restrictions
Degree of education completed
literacy rate Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies School-leaving age "US Census Bureau glossary". Retrieved 2006-06-30. v t e
Educational_attainment
Type of private school in Ireland
schools were voluntary secondary schools except for vocational schools run by Vocational Education Committees. The raising of the school leaving age by
Voluntary_secondary_school
Education delivered in the Welsh language
million Welsh speakers, school categorisation, and the level of standards expected from all pupils by the end of school-leaving age. In the early 19th century
Welsh-medium_education
compulsory for children aged 5 to 12 years. Further increases in the school leaving age and the development of a system of secondary schools led by the mid-20th
History_of_education_in_Wales
Type of school funded in whole or in part by general taxation
Certificate, the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) or the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA). The vast majority of secondary school students take
State_school
Twelfth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems
2020. Retrieved 2020-04-22. "Education leaving age". politics.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-08. "School leaving age". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-12-08. "SQA".
Twelfth_grade
Age of adulthood defined in law
draft proposal to lower the civil majority age to 18 was never ratified into law by presidential decree, leaving Article 44 active. In the light of article
Age_of_majority
the 'Hutting Operation for the Raising of the School-Leaving Age', a programme of hut-building in schools introduced by the UK Government to support the
HORSA
Age at which persons are considered adults in England
college (for example), after finishing school (the school-leaving age is 16 throughout the United Kingdom). "Age(s) of Majority | The Fostering Network"
Age_of_majority_(England)
Minimum age for agreement to sexual activities
age minimums including, but not limited to, the age of majority, age of criminal responsibility, voting age, drinking age, and driving age. While age
Age_of_consent
Concept of family law
Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a minor before attaining the age of majority is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the
Emancipation_of_minors
Type of classroom
post-war building programme, "Hutting Operation for the Raising of the School-leaving Age". Others in the UK are often known as 'Pratten huts' after the Pratten
Portable_classroom
Type of secondary school in the UK
were 3,500 such schools. Prior to the provision of the Education Act 1944 the school leaving age was 14. The secondary modern schools therefore had to
Secondary_modern_school
Person who is not in education, employment, or training
Education and Skills Act 2008, introduced requirements for those above school-leaving age in England (16) to either be in full-time (or part-time) work, or
NEET
Cohort born from 1883 to 1900
seventeen-year-olds were enrolled in high school in 1900, a figure which had only marginally increased by 1910. Though the school leaving age was officially meant to be
Lost_Generation
Former school in Belfast, Northern Ireland
would often leave school at 14 years, or even earlier. In the sixties, with the raising of the school-leaving age pupils would usually leave at 11/12 years
St_Finian's_Primary_School
Academy in Salford, Greater Manchester, England
Secondary Modern School as the school leaving age[clarification needed] was extended. The Monton Building, formerly known as Eccles Grammar School was the first
Ellesmere_Park_High_School
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
requirements for those post school leaving age (16), to be in either full-time (or part-time) work, or further education (ie. college) when aged 16-17. The act does
Education_and_Skills_Act_2008
A minimum driving age is the youngest age at which a person is permitted by law to drive a motor vehicle on public roads, including to practice for a
List_of_minimum_driving_ages
Malaysian law
of ages (e.g. voting age, marriageable age, age of consent, legal working age, school leaving age, legal driving age, smoking age, legal drinking age, age
Age_of_Majority_Act_1971
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scotland. This raised the school leaving age to fourteen and planned to expand government provided education up to eighteen years of age. Other features of the
Education_Act_1918
British politician (1891–1947)
comprehensive schools favoured by many in the Labour Party. Much of her energy was applied to organising the raising of the school-leaving age from 14 to
Ellen_Wilkinson
English schooling structure
raising of the school leaving age to 16 from 15 (which took place in 1972), and the introduction of comprehensive education, with the schools themselves bypassing
Three-tier_education
academic performance; this practice had ended in Wales by 1980. The school-leaving age was increased to 15 in 1947 and 16 in 1972. Further and higher education
History of education in Wales (1939–present)
History_of_education_in_Wales_(1939–present)
Period of education required for a person
labour Democratic education History of education Raising of school leaving age State school Truancy Unschooling "Compulsory Education". New England Journal
Compulsory_education
Primary, secondary and boarding school in Dundalk, Louth, Ireland
one of a small number of schools in Ireland offering students an education from school entry (4 years) until school leaving age (18–19 years).[citation
Dundalk_Grammar_School
United Kingdom on-the-job training scheme
name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17 and was managed by the Manpower Services Commission. The
Youth_Training_Scheme
Military installation in Warwickshire, England
Junior establishments for soldiers serving from the age of 15 to 17 years (until the school leaving age was raised to 16). After completing their military
Gamecock_Barracks
Uniform clothing worn by English schoolchildren
secondary education was made free to all, and the school leaving age was raised to 15. Elementary school girls under 14 wore dresses that followed fashionable
School_uniforms_in_England
British Labour politician (1882–1965)
including raising the school-leaving age to 15 or 16, enshrining the separation of elementary and secondary schooling from age 11 (as opposed to the existing
James_Chuter_Ede
Educational year group in the UK and some Commonwealth countries
onwards, people of sixth form age must remain in some form of education or training in England only; the school leaving age remains 16 in Wales); however
Sixth_form
Form, age 14 by 31 August Year 11, old Fifth Form, age 15 by 31 August (old O Level examinations, modern GCSE examinations) Secondary schools in Wales
Secondary_education_in_Wales
Leaving school before completion
Dropping out refers to leaving high school, college, university or another group for practical reasons, necessities, inability, apathy, or disillusionment
Dropping_out
compulsory. Pupils in secondary school take part in the compulsory GCSE prior to teaching school leaving age at ages 15/16. Since 2007 the Welsh Baccalaureate
Education_in_Wales
1961 British film by Leslie Norman
containment of non-academically inclined children until they reached the school-leaving age.[citation needed] The film was likened on its release to a British
Spare_the_Rod_(1961_film)
Minimum age for an elected governmental official
Age of candidacy is the minimum age at which a person can legally hold certain elected government offices. In many cases, it also determines the age at
Age_of_candidacy
British mental health services for children and adolescents
organisations in the United Kingdom for children, generally until school-leaving age, who have difficulties with their emotional well-being or are deemed
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Child_and_Adolescent_Mental_Health_Services
Former academic qualification in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
of secondary modern pupils continued to leave without qualifications until the raising of the school leaving age to 16, in 1973, made a fifth year of secondary
Certificate of Secondary Education
Certificate_of_Secondary_Education
1950s UK education reform
many of those at secondary schools left at age 15 - currently Year Ten. It would not be until 1973 that the school leaving age rose to 16, now known as
Beloe_Report
Grammar school
Wednesfield Grammar School Magazine, No 1 (August 1961), No (August 1962), No 3 (Autumn 1963) and No 4 (Spring 1965) The school leaving age was 15 from 1947
Wednesfield_Grammar_School
Minimum age of a child committed crime
The age of criminal responsibility is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence. In legal terms, it is referred
Age of criminal responsibility
Age_of_criminal_responsibility
Type of state-funded school
then school leaving age of 14. The name 'county school' was prestigious[citation needed] and remained in common usage to describe local grammar schools after
Community school (England and Wales)
Community_school_(England_and_Wales)
School which provides free education to pupils
English state-funded schools, commonly known as state schools, provide education to pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 without charge. Approximately 93%
State-funded schools (England)
State-funded_schools_(England)
Syrian refugee and UNHCR goodwill ambassador
education, because 16 is a legal school-leaving age in the UK, no school was obliged to accept her, and the schools did not respect her Syrian education
Maya_Ghazal
different ages. During the primary school years, these take place at age five, eight and eleven years old. Under the 2008 curriculum, schools were required
Primary_education_in_Wales
Education in the Canadian province
1891: The compulsory school-leaving age is raised to 14. 1900s: education became compulsory to the age of 16; secondary school become free; the use of
Education_in_Ontario
high school, junior high or elementary school possessing tobacco products while on school grounds. "Missouri legislature works to increase tobacco age to
History of tobacco minimum purchase age by U.S. jurisdiction
History_of_tobacco_minimum_purchase_age_by_U.S._jurisdiction
infant schools. The government wanted to quickly establish basic literacy and numeracy among children who would leave school at an early age. Theories
History of infant schools in Great Britain
History_of_infant_schools_in_Great_Britain
National curriculum being introduced
been taught, with first awarding due in 2027. The intention is that school-leaving exams will be reformed to reflect the new structure and to put less
Curriculum for Wales (2022–present)
Curriculum_for_Wales_(2022–present)
Ethical principle
Leaving the world a better place, often called the campsite rule, campground rule, or just leaving things better than you found them, is an ethical proposition
Leaving the world a better place
Leaving_the_world_a_better_place
Australian politician
Carpenter raised the school leaving age from 15 to 17. In May 2002, he announced that he supported raising the school leaving age. According to a state
Alan_Carpenter
history of schools in Scotland includes the development of all schools as institutions and buildings in Scotland, from the early Middle Ages to the present
History of schools in Scotland
History_of_schools_in_Scotland
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
a bigger budget. While defining the school leaving age as 15, it granted the government the power to raise the age to 16 "as soon as the Minister is satisfied
Education_Act_1944
Academy in Twickenham, Greater London, England
Kneller Boys' School. The building was augmented by huts following the raising of school leaving age to 15 after the Education Act 1944. The schools merged as
Waldegrave_School
American activist
Holland, Michigan. By high school, he began to articulate that inequality in terms of ageism and wrote articles for his school newspaper on the subject
Alex_Koroknay-Palicz
UK government report
one week later and given more time for public debate. Raising of school leaving age in England and Wales Newsom Report (1963) - Half Our Future (Report)
Newsom_Report
Comprehensive school in West Yorkshire, England
phase. The raising of the school leaving age in 1972 led to the creation of a ‘C’ Block to cater for the overflow. The school's first headteacher, 36 year
Colne_Valley_High_School
1967 report into primary education in England
schooling. The administration also made clear its intention to raise school-leaving age to 16 (from the then 15). In the years leading up to, and during the
Plowden_Report
First stage of education for children
Evelyn Dewey publish School of Tomorrow. 1918 – Education Act 1918 ends all fees for elementary education and raises the school leaving age from 12 to 14. 1919
Primary_education
Foundation school in Southall, Greater London, England
of pupils and the raising of the school leaving age. In 1992, Greenford High School became a grant maintained school; the change was made in order to
Greenford_High_School
secondary education: 39 secondary schools, 96 district high schools, and 21 technical high schools. In 1944, the school leaving age was raised from 14 to 15.
Secondary education in New Zealand
Secondary_education_in_New_Zealand
Exaggerated egocentrism of adults
children). It is used to describe the conditions facing children and youth in schools, homes, and community settings; however, adultcentrism is not always based
Adultcentrism
Curriculum used in Welsh schools
standard children were expected to reach by different ages. It grouped school years between the ages of five and sixteen into four "key stages". According
National Curriculum for Wales (2008–2026)
National_Curriculum_for_Wales_(2008–2026)
Comprehensive state school in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland
to the age, aptitude and ability of the pupil". Ordinary and Higher Grade exams were introduced after 1962. The raising of the school leaving age to 16
Buckie_High_School
Type of school in New Zealand
compulsory school starting and leaving ages (the school leaving age was increased to 15 in 1944; the school starting age was lowered to 6 in 1964) and
State-integrated_school
Punishment method
his presence and direction. Only girls under 10 and boys under the school leaving age (15 at that time) could be corporally punished. Children under 10
Caning
Academy
Centre. When first opened, the school was called Fairford Free School and accepted 60 boys aged 5–12 from the town of Fairford. In 1817, children from outside
Farmor's_School
1984–1999 New Zealand satirical political party
Highland Navy Aaron Franklin). Raising the school leaving-age to 65 (after Parliament raised the school leaving-age by one unambitious year) Full unemployment
McGillicuddy_Serious_Party
Village in County Durham, England
Comprehensive Upper School for the third year onwards to school leaving age) up to the late 1990s. After this, the lower and upper schools were merged and
New_Kyo
Voluntary aided school in Tonbridge, Kent, England
made for pupils to enter aged 13 or 14, for those that had failed the test two years earlier. While defining the school-leaving age as 15, the act granted
The_Judd_School
Child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television
In the United Kingdom, a child actor is defined as an actor under school leaving age. Before a child can work, they require a performance license from
Child_actor
Removal of a student from a school
expelled, the expelling school is not required to find an alternative school, as the student is over the minimum school leaving age. Exclusion/expulsion
Expulsion_(education)
School in Bath, Somerset, England
1900 saw the school leaving age raised to 12 years. The Education Act 1902 laid down the system of secondary education, abolished school boards, and replaced
City_of_Bath_Technical_School
S1 - s6 school in Stirling, Scotland
potential of 1200 pupils when the school leaving age was raised to 16 in 1972. In 2008 St. Modan's High School moved to a new site as part of Stirling
St_Modan's_High_School
Former naval training establishment in England
Starting in 1905, it trained boys for naval service until 1973 (The school-leaving age was raised to 16 so ended the recruitment of 15-year-old boy sailors)
RNTE_Shotley
Active engagement of youth in communities
youth participation in any many forms, including decision-making, sports, schools and any activity where young people are not historically engaged. Youth
Youth_participation
English educationalist (1909–1986)
to raise the school leaving age, he became involved in 'The Terrace' project with Royston Lambert (headmaster of Dartington Hall School) and Michael Duane
Alec_Clegg
Academy in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
11-plus. The school became non-selective following the 1965 Circular 10/65 and in 1972 the school leaving age was raised to 16. The school had a wide catchment
Smithdon_High_School
School qualification in New South Wales, Australia
asked the Board of Studies to review the School Certificate as part of the changes to the school leaving age in New South Wales and also the development
School Certificate (New South Wales)
School_Certificate_(New_South_Wales)
British musician (born 1986)
to Britain at the age of seven. Felber attended Bedales School in Petersfield before leaving to attend music college in Guildford aged 17. Felber's father
Luis_Felber
Selective grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
the school leaving age to 14 and it was decided to set up a Junior Day Technical School as part of the institute. This would be a full-time school. At
John_Hampden_Grammar_School
Academy in London, England
1903 as an elementary school with separate departments for boys and girls aged 5 to 14, which was the statutory school leaving age at that time. In 1932
George_Mitchell_School
Welfare payments provided by the Australian Government
defined as independent and are over the school leaving age in the state of residence. The school leaving age is 17 in all states and territories of Australia
Social_security_in_Australia
some of these statutes only applied to heterosexual sex, leaving homosexual sex in the same age range open to prosecution. On June 26, 2003, both heterosexual
Age of consent in the United States
Age_of_consent_in_the_United_States
Founder of Village Colleges
the idea of 'village colleges'. He described this as "raising the school leaving age to ninety", and firmly believed that education, both formal and informal
Henry_Morris_(education)
Academic qualification
A school leaving qualification is an academic qualification awarded for the completion of secondary education. Depending on the country or region, it may
School_leaving_qualification
Fear of youth
(2000) "Detoxifying Schools." Phi Delta Kappan. March 1, 2000. European Union's Stop Discrimination website - Glossary on age Archived October 17, 2007
Ephebiphobia
English footballer
married Debbie, daughter of Harold Huxley, when she was then aged 16 (already school leaving age in England). This led to a prosecution by local education
Alan_Groves
Scottish trade unionist
At the age of eleven she started work as a "half timer", dividing her working week between textile mill and school. (The school leaving age was then
Rachel_Devine
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English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Leving, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’. Compare Loving.Latvian (Leviņš) : Latvianized form of Jewish Levin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word lēoma ‘gleam’, ‘sparkle’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old Norse personal name or nickname, Leysingi, from leysingi ‘freedman’. Compare Lazenby.South German : habitational name from Leising in Bavaria.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Richard The Second' Sir Stephen Scroop.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of the habitational name Lewing, from a place near Stade in Lower Saxony.North German : patronymic from a personal name (Lehwing or Lewien), formed with Middle Low German lev ‘dear’ + win ‘friend’.English : perhaps a habitational name from Levens in Cumbria, probably so named from the Old English personal name LÄ“ofa (+ genitive n) + næss ‘promontory’, ‘headland’.Possibly a hypercorrected spelling of Irish Levens, a County Louth name, which Woulfe interprets as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac DhuinnshlébhÃn, a variant of Dunleavy.
Boy/Male
Indian
School follower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Rēadingas ‘people of Rēad(a)’, a byname meaning ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, an unattested Old English ryding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living on low-lying land (Old English ēg) with a hut or temporary shelter (Old Norse skáli) on it.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a Germanic personal name beginning with the element gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ (see Geary 2).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gehring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leeming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : (of Norman origin) nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).English : habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.English : from the Middle English personal name Lefget, Old English Lēofgēat, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + the tribal name Gēat (see Jocelyn).English : possibly from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English female personal name Lēofḡð, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + ḡð ‘battle’.English : Early American Leavitts include John Leavitt, who was born 1608 in England and married in Hingham, MA, in 1637. His descendants spread to NH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Probably a respelling of Irish Hearon.Possibly also an altered form of German Haering (see Hering).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name C̄ting, a derivative of C̄ta (see Kite).Irish (of Norman origin) : Americanized form of Céitinn, a Gaelicized form of de Ketyng (probably a habitational name), which was taken to southern Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Levens.
Boy/Male
Muslim
School follower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leeming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Levins.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Lyfing, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’.Swedish : apparently an ornamental name formed from the place-name element lov-, meaning unknown, + the suffix -ing (see Arning).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Loving.
Surname or Lastname
English (Avon)
English (Avon) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Melling.
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n.
The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.
a.
Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example.
n.
A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of children; as, a primary school; a common school; a grammar school.
n.
Figuratively, any means of knowledge or discipline; as, the school of experience.
n.
One who teaches or instructs a school.
a.
Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing.
n.
A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction.
a.
Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.
n.
A school, company, or shoal.
n.
A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; as, the school of the prophets.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.
n.
An assemblage of scholars; those who attend upon instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils.
n.
The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school.
n.
A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish.
v. t.
To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach.
a.
Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.
imp. & p. p.
of School
n.
Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
n.
The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
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