Asia
In India 8th grade is the last grade before High Schools. In Pakistan, grade eight is one of the years in middle school. Students in this class are thirteen to fourteen years old.
In the Philippines, where a 10-year education program is in use, the equivalent of the eighth grade is the second year of high school. Students in this class are 13–14 years old.
In Singapore, it is equivalent to Secondary 2. It is the second year of Secondary school, which has 4 to 5 years - depending on which system a student is in- in total.
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