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Part Three Culture May, 2011 ⅠBritish Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Higher Education 1. Elementary Education All children in the U.K. must receive a full-time education from the age of 5 to 16. Compulsory education State Primary School An infant section (5-7); A junior section (7-11); Kindergarten or Nursery Schools (3-5); State Primary School The academic year begins in September, and is divided into three terms, with holidays at Christmas, Easter and in the summer. Most primary schools are wholly maintained by the local authorities. One third belongs to churches, either Anglican or Roman Catholic. Prep Schools The preparatory schools are independent schools for children from 7 or 8 up to 13. The prep school curriculum differs from… Its main target is the “common entrance” examination at the age of 13, for admission to a public school. 2. Secondary Education Two complete educational systems: The state schools; The independent schools; For all children in state schools, secondary education begins at the age of 11. There are at this time two systems for secondary education, the selective and the comprehensive. Schools at this stage Grammar School; Comprehensive Secondary School; Secondary Modern School; Public School; Grammar School Oldest schools in U.K.; William Shakespeare; 3% of the state school students; These schools are reserved for… 2002年高中入学率 London 5８％； Mexico City 62%; Los Angels 90%; Shanghai 94%; Tokyo 97%; General National Vocational Qualifications 国家专业资格证书 这一证书是专为职业技术学校毕业的学生设置的，共分５个级别，这就便于人们按阶梯逐级攀登，根据自己条件通过实际工作和专业培训由低级向高级发展．获四级国家专业资格证书相当于学士学位；获五级相当于研究生水平． 90% students attend Comprehensive Secondary School; 5% attend Secondary Modern School; Public School The four most famous: Eton College; Harrow School; Winchester College; Rugby School; They emphasize two factors in education. One is the study of classics and science (needs of the bourgeoisie), the other is the development of character. The public school spirit is team spiri