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THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN GREAT BRITAIN 
 
The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts, primary education, 
secondary education, further education and higher education. Children in the UK have to 
legally attend primary and secondary education which runs from about 5 years old until the 
student is 16 years old. 
Education in Great Britain is compulsory and free for all children between the ages of 5 and 
16. At the age of 16 about 2/3 of pupils leave school and get jobs. 
PRIMARY SCHOOLS Children attend a primary school for 6 years, from 5 to 11. Primary 
school may be housed in a single building with two departments: Infant and Junior or in 
separate schools, Infants (5 to 7) and Junior (7 to 11). 
SECONDARY SCHOOLS A comprehensive school offers 5-year courses to pupils of all 
levels of ability. Promotion to a higher class every year does not depend upon examination 
results, it is almost automatic. Pupils never repeat the year. 
THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM One of the most important changes in education brought 
the Education Reform Act in 1988. It was the introduction of a National Curriculum for 
children aged 5 to 16 in all state schools. It consists of 10 subjects which all children must 
study at school. They are: Foundation subjects: English, Math, Science, a modern foreign 
language (for 11-16 year olds), Technology and Design, History, Geography, Music, Art and 
Physical Education.
HIGHER EDUCATION. There are about 90 universities, including the Open University, 
Oxford, and Cambridge, that were established in the 13th Century. The 15 city technology 
colleges in England teach the national curriculum but with an emphasis on science, 
technology, and mathematics. 
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE USA 
The general pattern of education in the USA is an eight-year elementary school, 
followed by a four-year high school. This has been called 8—4 plan organization. It is 
proceeded, in many localities, by nursery schools and kindergartens. It is followed by a four-
year college and professional schools. This traditional pattern, however, has been varied in 
many different ways. The 6—3— 3 plan consists of a six-year elementary school, a three-

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year junior high school, and a three-year senior high school. Another variation is a 6—6 plan 
organization, with a six-year elementary school followed by a six-year secondary school. 
American education provides a program for children, beginning at the age of 6 and 
continuing up to the age of 16 in some of the states, and to 18 in others. 
The elementary school in the United States is generally considered to include the first 
six or eight grades of the common-school system, depending upon the organization that has 
been accepted for the secondary school. It has been called the "grade school" or the "grammar 
school". There is no single governmental agency to prescribe for the American school 
system; different types of organization and of curriculum are tried out. 
The length of the school year varies among the states. Wide variation exists also in the 
length of the school day.