Education in the UK
by Johanna Hämäläinen
1. private/public schools
1.1. officially called indenpendent schools
1.2. tuitions
1.3. famous publisc schools: Harrow, Eton
2. state schools
2.1. officially called non-fee paying schools
2.2. no tuitions
3. Primary school
3.1. infant school
3.2. junior school
3.3. Begins in the academic years when you turn 5.
3.4. years 1-6
4. Secondary school
4.1. years 7-11
4.2. GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education
5. Sixth-form college
5.1. AS levels = Advanced Subsidiary level
5.2. A levels = Adavanced level
5.3. years 12-13
6. Vocational school
6.1. years 12-13
6.2. students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job