Editing Student (section)

==Africa==

===Nigeria===
In [[Nigeria]], [[Education in Nigeria|education]] is classified into four systems known as a 6-3-3-4 system of education. It implies six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary, three years in senior secondary and four years in the university. However, the number of years to be spent in university is mostly determined by the course of study. Some courses have longer study lengths than others. Those in primary school are often referred to as pupils. Those in [[university]], as well as those in secondary school, are referred to as students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wenr.wes.org/2017/03/education-in-nigeria|title=Education in Nigeria|date=2017-03-07|website=WENR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25|archive-date=13 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113204655/https://wenr.wes.org/2017/03/education-in-nigeria|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Nigerian system of education also has other recognized categories like the polytechnics and [[College|colleges]] of education. Colleges are more for teaching students how to become teachers, while polytechnics teach students about [[Engineering education|engineering]], [[Industrialisation|industrialization]] and [[economics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evgeniou |first=Andrew |date=2022-08-10 |title=History of Education in Nigeria |url=https://www.unicaf.org/history-of-education-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Unicaf - Scholarship Programme |language=en-US}}</ref>

===South Africa===
[[File:Sinenjongo graduation matric 2013-10-12 0340.jpg|thumb|300px|A group of high school girls of South Africa getting photographed]]

In [[South Africa]], [[Education in South Africa|education]] is divided into four grade groups: the Foundation Phase (grades 0–3), the Intermediate Phase (grades 4–6), the Senior Phase (grades 7–9), and the [[Further education|Further Education]] and Training or FET Phase (grades 10–12).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Education System in South Africa, Primary, Secondary, Higher Tech |url=https://www.southafricaeducation.info/education-system |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.southafricaeducation.info}}</ref>