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Schools in Great Britain




                                                              

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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