西方国家教育系统

Name: Zhang Chunyan

Grade: Class 6 , second year student

Assignment: Summary of the education system in different countries

Date: Dec.3rd,2011

Summary of the education system in different countries

The education system in the UK:

cation in the UK is compulsory. Children are legally obliged to attend school

from the age of 5 to 16.

① Up to age 5, children have some pre-primary schooling in nursery schools, daycare,

or play groups.

②Between the ages of 5 to 11, pupils mainly attend state sector primary schools.

They are called co-educational or mixed schools.

③From the age of 11 up to 19, students attend secondary schools. (About 90% of

secondary schools are comprehensive schools which admit children without reference to their academic abilities. Such schools provide a general education.

Those children who do not attend comprehensive schools attend grammar schools.

Grammar schools select children through an examination called “the 11-plus”, at about age 16, the students sit their GCSE exams)

2.Parents can send their children to state schools or to private schools.

①State schools are funded by local and central government. About 93% of pupils

receive free education from the public sector.

②In the private sector there are independent schools which are called public

schools.

3.British universities are public bodies which receive funds from central

government. The amount of funding each university receives is based on its size, the number of students it teaches, and the research it conducts.

①University campuses are full of people of different ages and nationalities studying

many different things.

②UK educational institutions are world class. The excellence of their teaching,

research and scholarships is acknowledged worldwide.

③UK education has a long history. Oxford and Cambridge date from the 12th and

13th centuries. By 2008, Britain had 129 universities.

④The Open University offers a non-traditional route for people to take university

level courses and receive a university degree.

4.The purpose of the British education system is to socialize children. Also is to

provide children with literacy and the other basic skills.

5.The state is heavily involved in deciding when, where, how and what children are

taught.

6.The enduring feature of British education is the continuing debate over how

“equal” educational opportunity should be(51% of British people are w orking class and 49% are middle class).

The education system in New Zealand:

1. Education in New Zealand is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16.

① Creches take babies from a few weeks old.

Kindergartens usually cater for two-and-a-half to four-year-olds.

② Primary school education is compulsory for children from 6 years of age. Children

spend about 2 years in the infant classes (or junior school).

③At the age of 12-13, children enter one of about 350 secondary schools, usually

called college or high school.

2. State schools .may be co-educational or single-sex in the larger cities. Tuition in state schools is fee to New Zealand residents.

Private schools are often single-sex, and are usually connected to a religion.

3. An elected board of trustees governs each school.

4. There are 9 universities in New Zealand.

The education system in the USA:

1.Each state in America has its own laws about education and all states require

young people to attend school. Thus, every child in America is guaranteed up to

13 years of education.

2.About 90% of American students attend public schools. The other 10% attend

private schools.

3.Elementary school usually means grades kindergarten (K) through 8.