circumscribe. 1  to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. 2  to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. 3  to mark off; define; delimit: to circumscribe the area of a science.
Passionate about all things Australian. Middle school and High school ages depend entirely on individual school and when they set their Middle School. They vary from anywhere in years 6-9 (ages 10 - 15) for Middle school to Years 9-12 for High school (ages 14 - 18).
In India, high school is a grade of education from Standards IX to X. Standards IX and X are also called Secondary School. Usually, students from ages 14 to 17 study in this section. These schools may be affiliated to national boards (like CBSE, ISC, and NIOS) or various state boards.