yeargroup

Etymology

From year + group.

yeargroup means the body of students corresponding to a particular grade level or year of study. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

The body of students corresponding to a particular grade level or year of study.“Social units intermediate in size between the individual and the whole school are discussed. These units are the year-groups, seen as developing collective perspectives which follow from the interaction between students' initial perspectives and their shared experiences, and the fraternities which were seen to structure daily social interaction.”