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ninth grade

n
(Education) (in the US)the ninth year of school, usually the first year of high school
ˌninth-ˈgrader n
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LAKKI MARWAT -- The district chapter of all subject specialists association has rejected the resumption of composite secondary school certificate examinations by the education boards from next academic session, saying the abolition of ninth grade board examination was an unwise decision and should not be implemented at all.
HE the President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi participated along with dignitaries, sports federations and families, in addition to the participation of 600 students from the fifth to ninth grade, including 20 students with special needs.
According to a new research conducted at Wolters Kluwer Health, higher numbers of hospitalizations for infections are associated with a reduced probability of completing ninth grade, as well as with lower test scores.
Physical examinations are required for children entering Kindergarten, sixth grade, and ninth grade.
DIKHAN -- A ninth grade female student and one 18-year -old boy died in two different road accidents here on Thursday.
LAHORE -- A ninth grade student on Wednesday approached local court in Lahore after pitiless residents gouged out his eyes in the name of honour in Lahore.
Thus identification of high school students at risk for dropout by the first semester of ninth grade year is critical (Allensworth & Easton, 2007; Kennelly & Monrad, 2007; Neild & Balfanz, 2006).
Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the next year, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
The program is open to students in Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties entering ninth grade. The school will add a grade each year over the next four years.
The following question guided the study, "In what ways may transition supports put in place at Ford Middle School and Westshore High School foster a developmentally responsive middle-to-high school transition for students?" This study was part of a larger investigation that examined the responsive nature of the move from middle school (eighth grade) to high school (ninth grade).
Last year Jordan Washington, who is now in the ninth grade at Uxbridge High School, was the inaugural McCloskey Middle School Project 351 Ambassador.