Does it work like american school where you start with pre school, then head to kindergarden, then grades 1-12. Or is there some other system?
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way different. UK starts college earlier and take more tests than american schools that are way harder
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We have nursery from 3-4 or 5. Then they go to "primary school" until 10 or eleven (depending on bday) then we have "upper school or high school" until 16, then they can stay on at high school if they wish and do Alevels, this is called 6th form. Then uni!! hope that helps! xx
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You start off in Primary/Infant School and that is from the ages of four-seven. Then junior school - ages seven 'till eleven. Then five years of high school - eleven until you turn sixteen. After that you have a choice of either going into work or you can further your education by going to College and University.
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There are differences even within the UK. In Scotland you can go to pre-school at 3 or 4 but you don't have to. You start Primary 1 aged four or five, depending when your birthday falls. You then stay at Primary school until Primary 7. You now go to secondary school and you're aged 11 or 12, again depending on when you're birthday falls ie. if you started school at 4 you'll be 11 when you go to secondary school and if you started at 5 you'll be 12 for secondary school. You can go to Secondary school for 4 years, 1st year to 4th year. In 4th year you sit exams. You will be either 15 or 16. After 4th year you can choose to stay on for 5th year, at the end of which you sit more exams. After this you can choose to go back for 6th if you want to at the end of which you sit more exams. 6th year is the final year you can choose to stay for and you will be either 17 or 18 at the end of it. 5th and 6th year are optional. You can choose to do both years or just one. Some stay on and complete them, other's just get a job and other's go to college. After they go to college, some go on to university. Most who complete 5th or 6th year will go on to university but not all do.
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