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sixth form colleges

Danish translation: Gymnasier

23:21 Jan 20, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: sixth form colleges
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Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 00:26
Danish translation:Gymnasier
Explanation:
I taught "upper school" in a private school in England. All students went through levels (called forms) from 1st to 5th, and took a General Certificate of Secondary Education exam (GCSE) upon completion equal to "folkeskolens afgangseksamen." After that, students are considered completed with secondary education. They can then enroll in university preparatory classes, Advanced Levels, or "A-Levels", also referred to as 6th form. This consisted of a one to two year program, depending on the subjects chosen and number of classes enrolled in.

It is not exactly the same as the danish "gymnasium" which is a 3 year education, but the gymnasium is the closest you are going to get if you want a danish term for a sixth form college. That will depend on your context, you might have to simply keep the term sixth form college and then explain what that is in a footnote.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-01-21 05:27:14 GMT)
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There is a defnite difference between the UK, US and Danish educational systems and terminology. To put it very simply:
UK has "Primary school" which goes up to age 10 or 11, depending - this is equivalent to the US "Elementary school." This equal to about the Danish "1-5 klasse"

The UK then goes into "Secondary" or "Senior school," which equates to both the "Junior High School" and "High School" of the US. There is a difference in that you graduate in the UK at age 15 or 16, and in the US you are 18, but otherwise the same. This would be equal to the danish "6-10 klasse". Note that in the danish school system the distinction is usually between the 1-7th class and the 8-10th class, if at all.

Then in the UK, you have 6th form, also called A-Levels (advanced levels), which are a voluntary college type (university preperatory) level. This would be mostly equivalent to the Danish Gymnasium, and the US "Junior College (though their college system is very different).

The further education college you mention is like a technical school you can choose after completing the mandatory part (1-5th form or senior school). Just like in Dk where you can go to Gymnasium or choose from any number of technical schools.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Further education college

I hope this helps :-)

Torben
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Torben Hansen
United States
Local time: 21:26
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Tak :)
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Gymnasier


Explanation:
I taught "upper school" in a private school in England. All students went through levels (called forms) from 1st to 5th, and took a General Certificate of Secondary Education exam (GCSE) upon completion equal to "folkeskolens afgangseksamen." After that, students are considered completed with secondary education. They can then enroll in university preparatory classes, Advanced Levels, or "A-Levels", also referred to as 6th form. This consisted of a one to two year program, depending on the subjects chosen and number of classes enrolled in.

It is not exactly the same as the danish "gymnasium" which is a 3 year education, but the gymnasium is the closest you are going to get if you want a danish term for a sixth form college. That will depend on your context, you might have to simply keep the term sixth form college and then explain what that is in a footnote.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-01-21 05:27:14 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

There is a defnite difference between the UK, US and Danish educational systems and terminology. To put it very simply:
UK has "Primary school" which goes up to age 10 or 11, depending - this is equivalent to the US "Elementary school." This equal to about the Danish "1-5 klasse"

The UK then goes into "Secondary" or "Senior school," which equates to both the "Junior High School" and "High School" of the US. There is a difference in that you graduate in the UK at age 15 or 16, and in the US you are 18, but otherwise the same. This would be equal to the danish "6-10 klasse". Note that in the danish school system the distinction is usually between the 1-7th class and the 8-10th class, if at all.

Then in the UK, you have 6th form, also called A-Levels (advanced levels), which are a voluntary college type (university preperatory) level. This would be mostly equivalent to the Danish Gymnasium, and the US "Junior College (though their college system is very different).

The further education college you mention is like a technical school you can choose after completing the mandatory part (1-5th form or senior school). Just like in Dk where you can go to Gymnasium or choose from any number of technical schools.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Further education college

I hope this helps :-)

Torben

Example sentence(s):
  • Jeg er 17 år gammel. Efter at have gået på Luton Gymnasium (Luton Sixth Form College)...
  • A Danish sixth-form college (Bjerringbro Gymnasium) has become the first college to sign a Curve Breaker Agreement with the Danish Electricity Saving Trust to break the electricity consumption curve.

    Reference: http://www.studieportalen.dk/Forums/Thread.aspx?id=416036
    Reference: http://www.savingtrust.dk/news/public-and-commerce/first-six...
Torben Hansen
United States
Local time: 21:26
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Tak :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot Torben, then maybe you could help me, having worked in the British school system. In this text I have various terms, all leading to the Danish gymnasie. Such as : further education college (I have translated with teknisk skole), high school (with gymnasie). However, if sixth form college is gymnasie, what is high school then?

Asker: Ok, I found out that high school is actually 9./10. folkeskole and 1. g. Is that right?

Asker: :) thank you so much Torben, I admit I am a little puzzled. I understand what you are saying, just hard to find the Danish equivalents. You helped out a lot! Thx!


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neutral  NetLynx: Det hedder 'gymnasium', 'laboratorium' etc. Mest kun journalister og politikere kan ikke finde ud af det.
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