In the US most people graduate high school at 17-18 depending on when your birth date is or if you went to preschool. Each state is different, but k-8 ( grades) general education. Earth sciences, computer concepts, English classes math classes, life studies, art classes and 1-3 years of foreign language.

Grades 9-12 they require x number of classes in a specific field,
7english classes
6 science
6 math
4 computer/arts
5 world history/geography
4 life studies
4 P/E
2 foreign languages
2: elective… drama class, rocket club, chess club, public speaking, debate, public service.. various classes that you chose as a creative outlet.

During high school you might have 4 free class spots to pick up extra classes or to master a second language…. Or you could pick not to have a class at all and have a study period.

You can chose of what type i.e. 7 English classes, but you could take more if you wanted. You might have 20 english classes to chose from; some might have other classes as a prerequisite, but if you can clear a high enough placement score sometimes they let you in either way.

Most of my cousins are from Canada. The Us and Canada have similar education systems. From what I understand the average Canadian pre university school is equal with like a magnet school or a large city school in the us. Both Canada and the US have prep schools and private schools. Also many Canadian schools will have what would be an a-p class at a public Us high school as a normal roster list class without a displacement grade point.

With most Canadian universities having less money to recruit good professors and offer the latest technologies a few of my cousins ended up coming here to the states for their choices in higher level education. They all ended up with huge tuition costs. Being Canadian born they weren’t eligible for a lot of scholarships and financial aid, 1 of them is going to Yale medical and 2 of them are going to Nichols.

At 17 provided you’re from an English speaking country or have taken 3 or more years of it you should be ready for university. If you were natively from Canada but moved, and planned to go to school there you would have the advantage of a far cheaper education, but if not you’ll end up paying high international fees going to Canada or the US.