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Do they actually call it a "gifted" track?!

Yes. What do they call it where you attended school?

In the US, the term used is "Gifted & Talented" (abbreviated to "GT"). So, you frequently see courses or tracks labelled "gifted", "GT", etc.

At the high-school level, the label frequently changes to "honors" or "advanced". And you will also see Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) which are brand names for honors/advanced curriculums that often offer college credit with high marks on exams.

Oh that's really interesting! I went to school in the UK and they just divided it into numbered sets e.g Set 1 (top set) to Set 6 (bottom set). The US naming is an interesting affirmation of the child's difference from their peers - I've not heard of that sort of thing over here.

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