What does "year group" generally mean? Is it used outside the context of education? I believe it's used in the UK to refer to the age group of students in a certain year (I could be wrong though). Is

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What does "year group" generally mean? Is it used outside the context of education? I believe it's used in the UK to refer to the age group of students in a certain year (I could be wrong though). Is it used in other contexts as well? And is it used in AmE ?

Sep 9, 2018 7:26 AM

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Yes, it is used here in the UK in the context of school but it is a more recent introduction. It wasn't in common use in the 70s when my husband went to school. It refers to the students in a specific year of school, as in the UK it is common to refer to the level of education as a 'year' rather than the American expression 'grade'.

September 9, 2018

As far as I know the only institutions who group people by year are educational.

September 9, 2018

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