There are four types of schools in theEnglishandWelsheducationsystem–nursery,primary,secondaryandprivateschools.Scotlandhasitsowneducationsystem,which is different.
Childrenstartschool at theage of five,butthere is somefreenursery-schooleducationbeforethatage.Thestatenurseryschoolsarenotforall.Theyareforsomefamilies,forexample,forfamilieswithonlyoneparent. In mostareasthereareprivatenurseryschools.Parentswho want theirchildren to go to nurseryschoolpayfortheirchildrenunder 5 yearsold to go to theseprivatenurseryschools.
Primaryschool is dividedintoinfantschool(pupilsfrom 5 to 7 yearsold)andjuniorschool(from 8 to 11 yearsold). In some areas there are middle schools instead of juniorschools,whichtakepupilsfrom 9 to 12 yearsold.Primaryschoolshavefrom50-200pupils.
Secondaryschoolsareusuallymuchlargerthanprimaryschoolsandmostchildren - over 80 percent - go to a comprehensiveschool at theage of 11.Theseschoolsareforall.Pupils do not need to pass an exam to go to theseschools.Theseschoolsarelarge.Theyhavefrom1.200 - 2.500pupils.Schoollastsallday in theUK, so there is onlyoneshift. In someareastherearegrammarschools.Pupilsmustpassspecialexams to go to theseschools.
Someparentspreferprivateeducation. In EnglandandWales,privateschoolsarecalledpublicschools.Theyareveryexpensive.Only 5 percent of theschoolpopulationgoes to publicschools.Publicschoolsareforpupilsfrom 5 or 7 to 18 yearsold.Somepublicschoolsaredayschools,butmanypublicschoolsareboardingschools.Pupilslive in theschooland go homeforholidays.
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