Can u please help me with these American things?

Ok I've been watching and reading a lot of American stuff lately and I don't understand a lot of it. Can u please explain what these are?
Decathlon
Mathletes
Freshman
Sophomore
Middle School (I know what it is but how does it work? Why not just go straight from primary to secondary?)
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In Scotland a primary school is the first school u go to. u begin with nursey which u begin at 4 of 5 years of age, then go through primarys one to seven. u start secondary usually at 11 years of age. u stay there for at least 4 years then u can leave for work of uni if u want. The longest u can stay is 6 years which takes u until you're 18
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hetalianstella said:
Decathlon - It's a compitition with multiple track and field events.

Mathletes - A person who is good at math and competes in Mathmatic competitions.

Freshman - A student in their first jaar of High School. 9th Grade.

Sophomore - A student in their seconde jaar of High School. 10th grade.

And Juniors are students in 11th grade (thrid jaar of high school). And Seniors are students in 12th grade (fourth and final jaar of high school).

Middle School - The middle school u go to. There's elementary of Grade school which is Kindergarden and 1st - 5th grade. Middle school 6th - 8th grade. And High school 9th - 12th grade.

I know what it is but how does it work? Why not just go straight from primary to secondary?
I don't know that much about how Primary and Secondary schools work so I can't really answer this.

Hope this helped :)
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Middle school can be 7th grade to 9th grade
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adultswimperson said:
Freshman and sophomores are grades in high school, freshman are first year, sophomores are seconde year.
Middle schoolers are kids who are gaining the experience to know about history and such.

The rest I can't explain.
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ok thanks :)
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johnlemon said:
I'm pretty sure a decathlon is a race made up of ten events.
Freshmen: students in their first jaar of high school. (grade 9)
Sophomore: students in their seconde jaar of high school. (grade 10)
Middle school is the transition school from elementary to middle school.
Not sure why, since I don't know how primary and secondary schools work. I don't know what a mathlete is.
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Book-Freak said:
I don't know anything about Decathlons of Mathletes.

For the other stuff....

The American school system is different from lots of other places. Grade school is from reception/kindergarten to the 5th grade (year 5), Middle School is 6th to 8th grade (years 6 - 8) and High School is 9th to 12th grade (year 9-12). A freshman is someone in their first jaar of high school (so a jaar 9) and a sophomore is someone in their seconde jaar of high school (year ten).
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