Each state has its
own system
of public schools.
At the age of sixteen
schoolchildren leave the elementary school
and may continue
their education at one of the secondary
schools or high schools,
as they call them.
Elementary education
at the age of six or
seven, when
a child
goes to the first
grade
Education in the USA
After graduating from secondary schools a
growing number of Americans go on to higher education.
After the first two years every student can select subjects
according to his professional interest.
Students must pay a tuition fee.
The Americans place
a high value on education.
Education in Great Britain
In Great Britain children
begin to go to school at the age of five.
First they study at infant schools.
At the age of seven English schools.
If you have a look at an
English pupil’s schools record,
you will see that the marks in it
differ from the marks we have.
At English schools there are
marks from 1 up to 10 and
at some schools from 1 up to 100.
Junior school ends at the of 11 when pupils take
the Eleven Plus examination and then secondary school begins.
At the age of 16 schoolchildren take their exams.
The rest go to work or join
employment
training schemes.
Only 45 per cent
continue with fulltime
education after 16.
Education in Ukraine
The system of secondary
education in Ukraine
includes primary
forms and junior and senior
secondary forms.
Children usually go to school at the age of 6 or 7.
There are soma preschool institutions, like nursery schools or
kindergartens, but they are not obligatory.
Primary forms comprise 1 to 4 forms.
Junior secondary forms comprise 5 to 9 forms.
After the 9th form children can enter
technical schools of different types.
Those who want to enter higher educational
institutions should complete 10 -11 forms.
Students can also enter higher
educational institutions after graduating
from specialized colleges or lyceums.
The system of higher education
is presented by universities,
polytechnic instates or specialized
USA, Great Britain / Ukraine