School

The school of Ember schools all the children in the city except the ones who are too young or too sick to attend. The ages and forms are usually like this:

1st form: 7 years

2nd form: 8 years

3rd form: 9 years

4th form: 10 years

5th form: 11 years

6th form: 12 years

7th form: 13 years

8th form: 14+ years

When everyone passes the eighth form, they have Assignment Day, where they draw their future position out of a hat.