American and American and British EducationBritish Education

The United States of AmericaChildren start school when they are 6.1-6th grade: Elementary school7-9th grade: Junior high school10-12th grade: Senior high school 18-21 years old: a university

Grades are marks: A – 5+ B – 5 C – 4 (the lowest grade to stay at

school) D – 3 F – 2

Primary and Secondary Schools• Classes are also grades: from 1st to 12th • First is grammar or elementary school (1st-8th

grades). There are also elementary schools (1st-6th grade) and junior high school (7th-9th grade).

• Subjects: Reading, Maths, Languages (English, Spanish, German, French), Science, Music, Art and Physical Education (P.E.)

• The class has the same teacher. Only for Art, Music and P.E. children have special teachers.

High school• Subjects: English (Grammar and Literature), American

history, American government, European history, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, a foreign language (Spanish, French, German), Music, Art, P.E.

• a different teacher and a different group of students • five compulsory subjects• five subjects, P.E., lunch, two hours for library or a club

Tests• SAT: Scholastic

Assessment Test or Scholastic Aptitude Test

• ACT: American College Testing

• GRE: Graduate Record Examination

• more than 3,000 colleges and universities

• good high school record and test scores

Higher Education

Great Britain• Education is compulsory between ages 5-163-5 years old: Kindergarten1-6th form (5-10 years old): Primary school7-10th form (11-14 years old) : Secondary school11-12th form (15-16 years old): High school 18-21 years old: a university• Attending school is not compulsory • Most students weara school uniform

Primary school • One teacher • Close to home • Same group • Mixed sex

Secondary school Comprehensive

• No ability test • Mixed sex• 88% of

students

Grammar

• Selective (11+ exam)• One sex • Academical

Examinations SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test or

Scholastic Assessment Test) 11+

GCSE- General Certificate of Secondary Education AS-levels and A2-levels A-levels

Fee-paying schools

• Public schools (Eton, Harrow, Winchester,…)

• Prep schools (preparation for public schools)

• Boarding schools (pupils live and study there)

Higher education• 30% of the 18 to 19 year-olds • Two A-levels • Mark C or above is required • Oxbridge universities