Education in the UK and the USA.ppt

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Antonija Pavli


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United Kingdom

93 % state schools 7 % private schools

United States of America

90 % state schools 10 % private schools


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United Kingdom

Primary schools (5-11) Secondary schools (11-16)

Optional sixth form


Preschool (4-5 years of age) Elementary school (1st 5th grade)

Middle school (6th 8th grade)

High school (9th 12th grade)


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United Kingdom

England and Wales follow

national curriculum, andScotland has its own

Students are obliged tostudy core subjets and at

14 they choose optionalsubjects.

At the age of 16 theyspecialise and choosethree to four subjects


No national curriculum

In most states coresubjects are compulsory

Students can chooseoptional subjects


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United Kingdom

Students do tests in core

subjects from the age ofseven

At sixteen they do examscalled GCSE

If they stay on at schoolthey take A level exam

Pupils have to do averageof 87 official tests duringtheir time at school


Students do exams after

each of the higher grades After 12th grade they take

exams to get their highschool diploma


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United Kingdom

Around 40 % of students

go on to higer education British universities

demand A level grades

Government doesnt

financialy support allhigher education, sostudents usually need toget a loan.


Over 60 % of students go

on to higher education There are two-year

colleges for vocationaltraining and four yearcolleges for academicdegrees

There are stateuniversities and privateuniversities like Harward,

Yale and Princeton


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United Kingdom

Six terms (September toJuly)

The day begins at 08:55

and ends at 15:15 from

Monday to Friday

The school year begins on

the 1st of September and

is 39 weeks long


The year is divided intosemesters (September to

June )

Some of the schools use

quarter system (fall,winter, spring, summer)


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United Kingdom

Most schools require

school uniforms Boys wear long grey or

black trousers, white shirt,tie, jumper or sweaterwith the school logo and

black shoes

Girls wear skirts and,during the summer, schooldresses


Most state schools do not

have school uniforms.

Nevertheless, many

schools like to regulate the

question of student attire

(limit on skirt length andskin exposure)


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