Education

Education:

• The government funds state wide schooling for children up to 19 years old.  
• 93% of children go to state funded schools throughout England and the rest go to private schools.  
• Ages 3-4 go to nursery school
• Ages 4-11 go to primary school
• Ages 11-16 go to secondary school
• After finishing secondary school pupils take a statewide test called the GCSE. This test helps them get into college for 2 years or 4 years.  
• Most students go to college at the age of 18 and to study for academic careers.  
• Student loans are very popular and many students try to receive finacial assitance for college. 
• Like in the US the public schools are controlled by governmental offices and the private schools are led by an independent organization.
• England has some of the most popular universities in the world such as: Cambridge, Oxford, and Winchester College.

                   Oxford

                                             Cambridge