on June 4, 2012 upon the start of School Year 2012-2013 due to the implementation of the K-12 curriculum. The changing of the name from 1st Year to Grade 7 also started the phaseout of the educational system that has been in use since 1945 which was completed five years later in June 5, 2017 upon the implementation of K-12 curriculum on Grade 6. Romania In Romania, seventh grade is called Seventh Class, being the third year of secondary education, when students start preparing for the national exam, which takes place at the end of 8th grade as a form of high school admission test. Russia In Russia, students in seventh grade are usually 12–14 years old. It is third grade of the middle school. Children study such subjects as: Algebra, Geometry, Russian language, foreign language (often English), Physics, Biology, History, Social studies, Geography, Arts, Literature, Music, Physical Education, Information Technologies, labour training (wood processing, sewing, cooking), in some regions native languages. Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, seventh grade is the first year of Middle School. Singapore In Singapore, seventh grade is called Secondary One, and it is the start of one's secondary education after one completes primary education. Pupils are typically at the age of 13 in seventh grade. South Africa In South Africa, Grade 7 is the final year of primary school and is also the final year before High School as there is no such thing as Middle School in South Africa. Pupils (called Learners by the Department of Education) are usually between the ages of 11,12 and 13. Grade 7 is usually the last grade on primary on South African schools,grade 7 in RSA has 3 additional subjects (Economic and management sciences, Creative Arts and Life sciences) Sweden In Sweden and Finland, this is the seventh year of compulsory school and either the second or first year of "junior high", depending on the size of the schools in the district. Taiwan In Taiwan, seventh grade refers to two things: students in the first year of junior-high but also to people born between the years 70-79 (the seventh decade) of the Minguo calendar, which equates to between 1981 and 1990. United Kingdom In England and Wales, pupils aged between 12 and 13 are in Year 8 which is the second year of Secondary School. The Scottish equivalent is Secondary 2 or S2 - the second year of