academic year

NOUN

school year

Synonyms

WEAK

academic grade academic term academic track college year collegiate year scholastic year school term session term university year

Example Sentences

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Mark McTaggart, from INTO, said "too many concerns remain unresolved," while the UTU's Jacquie White said "teachers and school leaders are still facing an incoming academic year which is not promising change or improvement".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

And it appears poised to get wider still, with the Education Department projecting that women earning bachelor’s degrees in the current academic year will outnumber men by nearly 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In England, the maximum university tuition fee for the 2026/27 academic year is £9,790 for standard full-time courses.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Virtual learning sales surged 21%, reflecting strong enrolment momentum for the 2025-26 academic year, with enrolment growth increasing to 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

As sixth graders who were taking the test in the eighth month of the academic year, these students needed to achieve an average score of 6.8 to be considered up to national standards.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt