Primary School

Secondary School andA-Levels

University Fees and Student Loans

Accommo-dation at University

Apprentic-eshipsORVocational Education

Education in the UK

Primary School• Compulsory Education begins at 4-

years-old.• Primary School is for children

between 4 and 11-years-old.• There is a school uniform.

Primary School

• Students study all subjects at this age.

Literacy, Maths, Science, Design and Technology (DT), History, Geography, Art and Design, Music, Drama, Physical Education (PE), Religious Education (RE), Information Technology (IT), PSE and 1 modern foreign language.

Primary SchoolInfants• Ages 4-7• Learn through play• Have longer breaks

than Juniors• No homework

Juniors• Ages 7-11• School becomes more

serious• Fewer and shorter

breaks• Homework

Secondary School• This continues compulsory education

in the UK until age 16.• Pupils can drop some subjects at age

14.• At 16, students must take their

General Certificate of Education exams in every subject. GCSEs for short!

• Pupils still have to wearschool uniform.

Dropouts• The school dropout rate

in the UK is rising.• 9.6% of teenages leave school without

prospects.• Known as ‘NEETs’ – not in employment,

education or training.• Most jobs require at least 3 ´Cs´ in Maths,

English and Science.

• “Advanced Level” qualification.

• 2 years to complete.• Students choose 4 subjects

to focus on, they can drop 1 in their second year.

• A-Levels are the qualifications needed to study at University, so these subjects are often related to the students´ future degrees.

They can choose from:• Maths, Biology, Chemistry,

Physics, English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Classics, Psychology, Business, Economics, Law, Government and Politcs, French, German, Spanish, DT, Art, Music, IT, RE, Theatre, Food Studies, to name a few.

Private and State Secondary Schools

Private/Independent Schools• Fees range between £3,000

and £30,000 per year.• The average cost is £13,194

per year.• Many independent schools

are single sex.• Pupils at these schools can

choose between day school, half-board and full-board.

State Schools• Pupils don´t pay for

anything, everything is supplied by the school, apart from school uniform.

University Fees• Per year, univeristy costs each student £9,000,

(€10,493 or $11,315) no matter what the degree is.• Most degrees are 3 years long, so in total the degree

costs £27,000 (€31,456 or $33,955).• Stundents can apply for a government “Student

Loan” to cover the university fees.• They can also apply for a “Maintenance Loan” to

help with paying for accomodation, £3,000 per year.• Students must begin paying this back when they

earn over £15,000.

Student Accommodation

• Second year students rent a house with other students.

• Most third year students stay in the same house, but some move into a different house.

• First year students live in student halls.

• They combine work, training, and study, letting you 'earn while you learn'.

• You need to be 16-years-old and have 5 A*-C GCSEs.• You can study anything from Accounting to

Engineering, Health to IT.

“Apprenticeships” are for pupils who wish to continue education but who do not want to go to University.