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The private (independent) system. About 7% of children go to private schools. There are three levels of private school primary schools (age four to eight) and preparatory (prep) schools (eight to 13). At the age of 13, children take an examination. If they pass, they go on to public school, where they usually remain until they are 18. Many prep and most public schools are boarding schools the children live at the school during the school terms. Be careful although these schools are called public , they are, in fact, private, and it can be very expensive to send your child to such a school.

The selective system. In some areas of Britain, you can still find a different, and older, system of education (introduced in 1944). This is a selective system children are selected for certain schools according to their ability. All children go to a primary school until the age of 11. They then take an examination called the 11-plus. Those who are successful go to a grammar school, where they receive a more academic education. Those who fail the exam go to a secondary modern school, where they receive an education which is less academic, and more intended to train them for a job when they leave at the age of 16.

The comprehensive system. More than 90 % of children who go to state schools in England and Wales go to schools in the comprehensive system a system introduced in the 1960s. Children go to a primary (or first) school at the age of five. Depending on the policy of the Local Education Authority, they may go directly to the upper school usually called the comprehensive school at the age of 11. Alternatively, they may go to a middle school for three of four years before going to the upper school. The comprehensive system is non-selective. This means that all children go from one school to another without taking any exams, and without being selected according to their abilities.

There are many different types of school in Britain. There are, however, only three main systems:

What are the main types of schools in England and Wales?

Over the next few issues, Nick McOlver will explain some of the major institutions of British society. The first of this series of articles deals with education in Britain. The British education system is confusing to natives to the outsider it looks almost impossible to understand! Read this and complete the exercise at the end, and hopefully all will become clearer

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