How many forms of school? ?

Question

i am american and i was just wondering about the school system because i was planning on moving to the UK sometime. but anyway- how does the system go because i had my british friend explain it to me but i was kind of lost

Answer 1

You go to school, get yelled at, go home...just the same as the States :-(

Answer 2

ok well i am british and its different from america

first of all there is primary school which is years reception, 1,2,3,4,5,6

then you move onto secondary school which is like highschool when you are 10 or 11 and these years are 7-ll. So you leave there when you are 16 and go onto college

sorry if i confuse you-its quite confusing but hope i help :)  

Answer 3

You go into primary school in the September following your 4th birthday. The first year is Reception, the second is Year1 then Year2, 3, 4, 5 , and 6.

You go to secondary school after Year 6, aged 11. In secondary school there are 5 years: Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. You leave after year 11, aged 16 (some of the younger members may be 15).

In year 10 and 11, you study for GCSEs, basic qualifications that are necessary for pretty much all further education and training. Everyone MUST study English, maths and science.

Primary and secondary are compulsory, but many students go on to Sixth form (year 12 and year 13) to study A-levels. This may be at your school or may be at a separate college.

A-levels are qualifications to get into university, most people study four subjects in the first year then just pick 3 to carry on in the second year.

At 18 or 19, you leave sixth form and either get a job or study for a degree at university. You must have good A-level results to get into university and study for a degree in one particular subject, which usually lasts 3 or four years

Hope that helps a bit :]

Answer 4

That's fair enough; I've had American friends explain yours to me I never got it.

Ok, this is how it was when I was at school and I assume it's the same now. We start primary school at 4 years old in Reception class, then move up each September to year 1, then year 2, up to year 6 (or top class as we used to call it). Then we move to secondary school (which usually but not always is a different school ie location, staff etc) where we do years 7-11. These schools are usually much larger than primary schools so the pupils in each year are often split into a number of forms. In year 11 we do GCSE's and after that have the option of leaving school or going on to do A-levels, which are for two more years, and don't have to be at the same school - they can be done at colleges too (colleges differ from schools and universities in that they offer different kinds of qualification and to all ages, often for areas such as building, plumbing etc trades, beauty industry, customer service and the like). Then you go on to university (if you wish), where a standard degree course is for 3 years, though some are longer.

Though it's the 'norm' you do not have to do A-levels right after GCSEs to then go onto uni, for example I left school at 16 after GCSEs then at 25 did a science foundation course at a college which allowed me into uni.

Answer 5

english is primary school(reception, 1,2,3,4,5,6) then secondary school(7,8,9,10,11) 6th form(if chosen and get very good grades, 12, 13) people start primary at the age of 4 and go into secondary school at the age of 11 they leave secondary at the age of 16 unless they choose to stay on to year 13 which they leave at the age of 18. Then it's university after 6th form.

It's confusing

Charlotte x

Answer 6

Ok, are you talking about the divisions? They can range for wherever you live, I'll say the most popular/typical one.

A. Kindergarten-Grade 5  (Elementary School)

    Grade 6- Grade 8        (Middle School or Junior High)

    Grade 9-Grade 12       (Highschool)

Elementary school and Middle school is Primary if I'm sure.

Highschool is Secondary.

Then everything else is college if you choose to go. I hope I'm help.

Note: The school system can be different depending on where you live.