Most children start primary school
at the age of five. Then at eleven they
go to secondary school. All children
stay at secondary school to the age of 16. And at 16 in England they take GCSE
examination – that is the General Certificate of Secondary Education. After these exams about 30 percent (%) of
students leave school. The others
usually study 3 main subjects for two more years. And then take A – levels – or
Advanced level examinations. About 20 percent of 18 year - olds go to
universities. They usually leave home
and go to a university in a different city or town. Аnother 20 percent go on to other kinds of education and training.
Students go to
school from Monday to Friday and school
starts at 9 o clock. Most of schools are mixed – they are for boys and
girls. At most secondary schools the
students wear a uniform. On average there are
22 students in
a secondary school class and about 27 are in a
primary school class. British
students have a wide choice of subjects.
A Food Technology Class – they
learn more about food and cooking, a Design and Technology class, Science,
foreign languages (French, other popular languages Spanish and Italian). They
also study other subjects – like Information Technology, History, Geography,
English Literature and Religion. Many British children only learn a foreign
language from the age of 11.
They have lessons in the morning
and then a break of an hour for lunch. Some go home for lunch, some bring sandwiches
with them and some eat here in the school canteen. There are classes in the
afternoon, and school finishes at about 4 o clock. After school some students
do other activities like sport. Football is very popular but so are other games
like netball, rugby, badminton. Some students learn music.
92% of British Schools are state
schools. That means they are free. The
government pays - not the parents. 8% of schools are independent. The parents
of these students pay for their education.
Some of these independent schools are boarding schools. The students don
t live at home during term time, they live at the school. Some of these schools have very traditional
uniforms. Eton is a very famous independent school near Windsor.
Well, what do you think? Are
British schools good or do you prefer your school?
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