The Education System of the UK and the USA
USA
There is no single education system in the USA – instead, each of the 50 states has its own system.
In most states, however, Children go to school from about the age of six until at least age sixteen. Each year of school is called a ‘grade’ , and in order to graduate, all American students must successfully complete 12th grade.
In a typical case, a studemt attends seven year of primary education, which is offen divided into four year of Elementary school (Grade 1-4) and three year of middle school (Grade 5-7). This is followed by secondary school, split into Junior High (Grade 8-9)and Senior High (Grade 10-12).
After finisting Senior High, graduating students receive the high School Diploma. If they choose to, theycanthen go on to higher education at college or university.
UK
In the UK, all children must go tto school from age five to age sixteen. They go to primary school for seven years and secondary school for five year.
Primary school may be divided into Infant school(three years) and Junior school (four year). There are different kinds of secondary school, but all pupils follow the same nation curriculum that leads to GCSE (General Certificate of secondary Education) qualifications.
After age 16, Britist students can choose to leave school, or – if their GCSE results are good enough – they can go on to attend sixth form for further two years. At the end of this time, they sit ‘A’ (Advanced) Level exams to qualify for entry to college or university.
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