Education in the UK

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