{{Short description|Educational year}} {{Redirect|Eighth Grade|the 2018 film|Eighth Grade (film)}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2007}} {{TOC right}} [[File:1915 - ASD Eighth Grade Primary School Certificate Allentowon PA.jpg|thumb|An "eighth grade certificate", dating from 1915 and issued in Allentown, Pennsylvania]] '''Eighth grade''' (also '''8th grade''' or '''Grade 8)''' is the eighth year of formal or compulsory education in the United States. The eighth grade is the third or fourth (and typically final) year of middle school. Students in eighth grade are usually 13–14 years old. Different terms and numbers are used in other parts of the world.
==Brazil== In Brazil, Grade 8 (''8º Ano or 8ª Série'') is the third year of middle school. It is the ''oitavo ano do Ensino Fundamental II''.
== Canada == In Canada, it is equivalent to that of the United States.
==United Kingdom== In the United Kingdom, Year 9 is the educational year group equivalent, and the last year in Key Stage 3 development. Year 9 is used in England, Scotland, Wales, Australia and New Zealand. It is the tenth or eleventh year of compulsory education.<ref name="sec">{{Cite web|url=http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/organising-your-curriculum/the_secondary_curriculum/index.aspx|title=The secondary curriculum|access-date=2009-01-10|publisher=Qualifications and Curriculum Authority|work=National Curriculum website|archive-date=25 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125053315/http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-3-and-4/organising-your-curriculum/the_secondary_curriculum/index.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==India== In India, 8th grade is the last grade before high school. 8th grade exam is the second last year the respective school will set the examination. Students typically include subjects such as mathematics, science, social studies, languages and elective subjects.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Classes For Class 8th {{!}} NCERT Syllabus Based |url=https://88guru.com/courses/online-tuition-class-8 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=88Guru}}</ref>
==See also== *Educational stage *Secondary education
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