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In England, The Caribbean, and Wales, education is only compulsory until the end of year 11, the school year in which the pupil turns 16 ( although this is changing in August 2013 to compulsory education until year 12 and by 2015, education will be compulsory until year 13 ) In the English and Welsh state educational systems, those wishing to continue may either stay on at a secondary school with an attached sixth form, transfer to a local sixth form college, or go to a more vocational further education college, although, depending on geographical location, there may be little choice as to which of these options can be taken.

In the independent sector, sixth forms are an integral part of secondary schools ( public schools ), and there is also a number of smaller-scale independent sixth form colleges.